"The one thing that has happened that is of serious concern is the increased, not-anticipated demands on stored water."
"About 78 million people living within it have to, for the most part...store water to get through the spring, summer, and a portion of the fall months."
"The western part of the United States is an arid and dry region."
"About 78 million people living within it have to...store water to get through the spring, summer, and a portion of the fall months."
"Many of the problems that are suggested in that 30-year-old book have been appropriately addressed."
"Many people...don't understand that the western part of the United States is an arid and dry region."
"The purpose today is to call out and review and, hopefully, improve the Endangered Species Act, now 50 years old."
"Hearing held on Wednesday, March 8, 2023."
"Let me begin by saying how much I appreciate Chair Westerman giving me the opportunity to lead the Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee."
"The Executive Order, however, allows Russian-caught seafood to be imported into the United States if it is processed in another country."
"the late Dean of the House, Don Young, introduced legislation aimed at ending this processing allowance and, unfortunately, that legislation is stuck in the Ways and Means Committee."
"This is a welcomed Committee hearing on an issue that is of incredible importance, not only to the seven states involved with the Colorado, but all of the western United States."