Political Quotes

“We had a most interesting discussion on coal. Let's continue on with natural resources for a few moments here. I represent a good portion of the State of California. I put this map up as an opportunity for interested parties to observe what is happening in the State of California. We are well into the fourth year of our drought in California. You can see from this map, in 2003, we had a serious drought, the yellow. We are now looking at July 1, 2014. The yellow is now just a small part of the State of California, meaning it is still serious. It is mostly out in the delta, out in the desert and in southern California, Imperial Valley, part of San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino County. And there is a little bit of drought up here in the far north, north coast area, in Del North County. The red and the brown, that is really, really serious. So California is really in a very serious state of hurt at the moment. The drought is severe. It is having an enormous impact not just in the San Joaquin Valley, but really throughout the entire State of California. Twenty-five percent water reduction is mandated by the State for the entire State. And so, in southern California, central California, northern California, that dramatic reduction in the consumption of water is well underway. I live here in the central part, in the delta of California, which I will talk about at some length. Three weeks ago this House passed legislation to address this issue, the Valadao bill.…”