Jim Costa: “I guess I am wondering what your solution or alternative is. In California, we--for better or worse--have to live with…”

The challenges of coming together with local, state, and Federal policy to ensure that agriculture remains what it is, which is a national security issue.

I think that farmers, ranchers, dairymen and -women are critical in so many different ways, but they are also stewards of the environment.

Right now, though, the CAP program is overextended and underfunded.

We must begin a new feasibility study so the Corps of Engineers can investigate flood risk management needs as well as potential modifications to improve the dam's safety.