I am delighted to be back on the floor once again. I won't take a whole hour here, but I wanted just to talk about something that is so very important to America and, really, to the future of this country. I like to start these discussions…

I am afraid I cannot yield. Sorry, Mr. Chairman. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman does not yield.

I want to be very, very clear with my colleagues. California water issues go back to the very beginning of the State, the Gold Rush, and as they have said, whiskey's for drinking, water's for fighting. Unfortunately, this bill does nothing…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which, unfortunately, will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Perhaps all of you have heard that there is a…

We continually hear about the 800,000 acre-feet. Indeed, there is 800,000 acre-feet. It is not out to the ocean; It is into the delta. That water is available for a variety of purposes, including Contra Costa, the entire East Bay, and…

I don't know if it is proper to ask you a question, but is this February 2? I am reminded of the movie ``Groundhog Day.'' We continue to repeat what happened yesterday and the year before. This is a repetition of a bill that came to the…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5- minute votes on passage of the bill, if…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Garamendi moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3964 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. We are going back and forth with a lot of numbers here, and there's something we need to understand. The allocation is a number that is taken from the nature of the--that the water year is supposed to…

At the end of the day, we have been reducing the amount of money available for almost all infrastructure.

The issue of dredging is really an issue of Congress. We authorize and we haven't authorized much recently.

I am particularly interested in the way in which you have this public-private partnership in the bay area. Is that a model for other places?