Mike Thompson: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. California is facing a severe…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. California is facing a severe statewide drought. It is having devastating impacts on families all across our State. This bill will only make things worse for many. It will jeopardize the drinking water for millions of Californians. In my district, families from Contra Costa and Solano Counties get their drinking water from the delta. This supply is already limited due to the extreme drought. This bill wants to pump that limited drinking water south. Doing this would flood the delta with seawater--and people can't drink seawater. That is why this amendment is so important. It simply says that this bill shall not harm the delta's very limited drinking water supply. I urge a ``yes'' vote on the amendment, and I thank the gentleman from Sacramento for bringing it to the floor.”