If Reclamation were given the authority to facilitate and expedite temporary transfers, including non-CVP water transfers, without the need to execute a temporary Warren Act Contract, one of the biggest impediments to water transfers throughout the state would be removed.
Bingaman advocates for easing water transfer regulations to improve efficiency.
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He knows the crucial role that Congress plays in setting policy and in overseeing how that policy is carried out.
It's important that we have a person with substantial knowledge and many varied skills in order to succeed.
In December 2010 U.S. Senators Tom Udall, Tom Harkin, and Jeff Bingaman requested an independent study from the National Academy of Sciences on whether chimpanzees are necessary as invasive research subjects.
He has demonstrated, on numerous occasions, his ability to find solutions to very difficult problems and to find solutions that could gain the support of Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike.
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