On the recordJuly 16, 2015
I would prefer to take it from the farmers who are desperate for water. These are people who have instituted conservation measures that cost them millions of dollars, changing their crops from things like lettuce and tomatoes to almond and pistachio trees with drip irrigation systems that conserve tremendous amounts of water. Still, those trees were allowed to dry up and die. Mr. Chairman, to close, I yield the remainder of my time to the gentleman from California (Mr. Valadao), the sponsor of this bill.
