If the gentleman will yield before he yields back his time, I would answer by suggesting that he read the full written testimony, in which the witness has provided many cases where funding was available but the project was held up because of regulatory excesses.

Would you consider a project that costs $1,600 per acre-foot to be economically attractive?

The testimony that we--the Subcommittee has received goes far beyond that, and points to the regulatory excesses that are actively blocking these projects, even when they are funded.

There is truly enough water for everyone and we can meet both our agriculture and municipal usages.

I urge the Bureau to do a better job in looking at them.

Clinton reduced spending relative to GDP, he contracted our entitlement obligations, he turned in budget surpluses during his final years in office.

If increasing spending, increasing our entitlement obligations, and turning in major deficits were the path to prosperity, we should be in the golden age of the American economy right now.

In discussing the salmon runs in the Northwest Pacific, my colleague from California has actually described the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, which is a natural fluctuation of cold water currents.

Yes, but you and I both know that that is the result of----a 10-year timeframe that began 10 years ago, and what we are now watching is the Administration systematically shutting off our future oil development by these actions.

your assurances that all of these anti-energy policies present a robust energy plan for America, that you are very concerned about job creation except when it comes to the 1.5 million jobs that we could create if you would simply get out of the way.

I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and all the while I assure he and anyone who will listen that I am very sympathetic of his plight and I am willing to do everything I can to help.