"We must invest in our water infrastructure. We know that the climate is changing."
"This is not the best way to do business, nor is it the best way to ensure that the legislation we pass serves the best interest of our taxpayers and our American public."
"I beg to differ with that. It is not that simple. What affects California affects the rest of the Nation."
"Our water systems may be inadequate to deal with our future needs."
"Well, I mean, San Francisco Bay is an example."
"But the ability to turn the clock back, I mean, we are not going to return a third of the Bay back into wetlands."
"So no matter what we try to do as the climate continues to change, and we know it has been changing for millions of years, how much we are impacting it I think is the key question."
"All politics are local."
"We are living on borrowed time."
"Water is a very, very valuable resource. Costs a lot of money these days."
"And when you have a 20 percent water allocation, as we have this year, and 20 percent up to 55 percent, you have got to use that water very, very effectively and efficiently."