Political Quotes

“I would ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record an article from the San Francisco Chronicle that says, ``Stop Feinstein's water-bill rider.'' This is a great article about how it isn't the jurisdiction of this committee and how it is a rider, which is one of the most objectionable parts for our colleagues because regular order wasn't followed and it sets a bad precedent. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 7, 2016] Stop Feinstein's Water-Bill Rider (Editorial) Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls her rider to a bipartisan water appropriations bill a way to improve efficiencies and capture more supply from ``wasted'' river flows for California cities, agriculture and the environment. Sen. Barbara Boxer, the author of the bill the rider amends, calls it a ``poison pill'' and vows to filibuster it to death. A more temperate read from President Obama's Department of the Interior: Feinstein's drought rider would further complicate already very, very complicated federal water operations in California with no clear gains. The department, and the White House, are opposed, and rightly so. California's two senators, both Democrats, are expected to battle it out in the Senate after the Water Resources Development Act (S612) with Feinstein's California drought rider sails through the House Thursday.…”