Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill for Flint, Michigan. It is a good bill for WRDA projects across the country. It is a good bill for California. Everybody knows that we have experienced over 5 years of drought conditions, the driest in 1,200 years. I reject the notion that somehow there is a poison pill. This is a bipartisan effort that Senator Feinstein, House Republicans, myself, and other Members from California have worked on for 2 years. As a matter of fact, some of the opponents of this legislation have provisions in this measure that they supported and advocated Senator Feinstein insert. The Obama administration drafted environmental protections, and one of the red lines was that it would not modify or amend the Endangered Species Act, nor would it change the biological opinions. Those are simply falsehoods. Falsehoods. This bill authorizes $580 million to offset for storage, recycling, and reuse and desalinization. That is very important. That is part of what the last speaker just talked about: recycling and reuse and water conservation. It also provides programs to benefit fish and wildlife. It also works within the framework of the existing biological opinions. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Dold). The time of the gentleman has expired.”