Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague (Mr. Gardner) for yielding to me and for his partnership in this critical matter. As you know, water is the lifeblood of the Western United States and absolutely critical to the health of our communities and our local economies. In order to meet federally mandated water quality standards across the West, the Bureau of Reclamation water conservation and delivery fund is essential. In Colorado, as is the case throughout the West, we have similar needs to be able to move forward with engineering design work on the authorized features of existing Reclamation projects. This amendment will provide the Bureau of Reclamation the flexibility it needs to be able to allocate funds to advance and complete ongoing work that will provide efficient delivery of water from an existing multipurpose Reclamation project as authorized by Congress in 1962. {time} 1545 Among the eligible projects within the water conservation and delivery fund is, in my district, the Arkansas Valley Conduit. It is the final component of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, which is a water diversion and storage project in the lower Arkansas Valley. Once constructed, the conduit will deliver clean drinking water to families, producers, and municipalities throughout southeastern Colorado.…”