California Drought

Subcommittee Questions Obama Administration's BOR and PMA Budgets that Could Increase Electricity Rates and Decrease Water Deliveries
Press Release
Mar 20, 2012 - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing to examine the negative impacts to water supplies and hydropower rates that will result from the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget and priorities for the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), the Four Power Marketing Admini... More

House Approves Bipartisan Plan to Protect Jobs, Restore Water Deliveries, Prevent Man-Made Droughts in California
Press Release
Feb 29, 2012 - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1837, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, with a bipartisan vote of 246-175. This comprehensive bill would restore water deliveries that have been cut-off due to federal regulations and environmental lawsuits, protect tens of thousands of jobs, ensure... More

Chairman Hastings' Floor Statement on Legislation to End Man-Made Droughts in California
Floor Statements
Feb 29, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 1837, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act. The bill would restore water supplies, provide job certainty to farmers and communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley ... More

Support S. 1134, A Bipartisan Bridge Proposal to End Bureaucratic Hurdles
Dear Colleagues
Feb 29, 2012 - Dear Colleague: I strongly encourage my colleagues to support Senate bill 1134 being considered today by the House. This bipartisan bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent and ensures federal law does not prevent the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota from replacing an old, unsafe bridge. The bipartisan support for ... More

Wall Street Journal Editorial: Protecting Endangered Farmers
In Case You Missed It
Feb 29, 2012 - Protecting Endangered Farmers The Wall Street Journal Editorial February 29, 2012 Rick Santorum may have had a point the other day when he said that some environmentalists care more about animals than people. Take the water restrictions the federal government has imposed on California farmers to protect the three-inch... More

National and Local Organizations Support Republican Plan to Stop Man-Made California Drought
Resourceful Information
Feb 28, 2012 - Organizations from across the country are calling for passage of H.R. 1837, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, legislation to prevent future California man-made droughts. This comprehensive solution will bring water supply certainty to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, protect 30,000 jobs, g... More

San Joaquin Valley Farmers Initially Slated to Get Fraction of Yearly Water Allocations
Press Release
Feb 22, 2012 - The Obama Administration’s Bureau of Reclamation today announced that farmers in California’s San Joaquin Valley would initially receive an estimated 30 percent of their allocated water supplies for 2012. Despite experiencing near record precipitation last year, farmers and communities once again face the threat of ano... More

Committee Takes Bipartisan Vote to Pass Plan to End Man-Made California Drought, Create Jobs and Ensure Food Security
Press Release
Feb 16, 2012 - The House Natural Resources Committee today passed H.R. 1837, legislation to prevent future California man-made droughts with a bipartisan vote of 27 to 17. This comprehensive solution will bring jobs and water supply certainty to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys in California and decrease reliance on foreign foo... More

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Denham
Blog
Oct 11, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy. The Committee continues its Job Watch series this week with Freshman Committee Member Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-19). H... More

Local Residents Stress Need for Congressional Action to Address California's Man-Made Drought
Press Release
Apr 11, 2011 - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held a field hearing in Fresno, CA on “Creating Jobs by Overcoming Man-Made Drought: Time for Congress to Listen and Act.” At the hearing, Members heard first-hand from local individuals and groups who have been directly impacted by the deliberate diver... More

Water and Power Subcommittee Examines Federal Regulations that Cost Jobs and Raise Energy Prices
Press Release
Apr 5, 2011 - The Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing to examine the federal regulations that are blocking job growth and abundant water and power supplies. Attention was also given to potential future regulatory obstacles to water deliveries and hydropower generation that will further compound economic hardshi... More

Water and Power Subcommittee to hold Fresno Field Hearing on the Man-Made Drought in California
Committee Action
Mar 21, 2011 - On Monday, April 11, 2011 the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water and Power will hold a field hearing in Fresno, California on “Creating Jobs by Overcoming Man-Made Drought: Time for Congress to Listen and Act.” The hearing will examine federal government policies that have created and contributed... More

Chairman McClintock: We must restore abundance as the cornerstone of our federal water and power policies
Press Release
Mar 2, 2011 - The Subcommittee on Water and Power, held an oversight hearing today to examine the FY 2012 budget request for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock also focused on Reclamation’s wasteful spending and a divergence from its original mission of providing water and power abundance t... More

Hastings: Obama Administration Regulations are Costing American Jobs, Blocking American Energy Production
Floor Statements
Feb 10, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of H. Res. 72, a resolution directing certain committees, including the Natural Resources Committee, to review existing, pending and proposed federal regulations and their effect on jobs and eco... More

Democrats Hold Hearing Aimed at Bolstering Water Conflict and Reducing Clean Energy Supplies
Press Release
Apr 8, 2010 - Today, the House Subcommittees on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands and Water and Power held a joint field hearing at the Grand Canyon, Arizona. The hearing, entitled "On the Edge: Challenges Facing Grand Canyon National Park" is the latest attempt to drive up energy prices and re-allocate more water towards a sm... More

Hastings: Science and Economics Say Reduce Spills at Dams, Transport Juvenile Salmon in Low Water Year
Press Release
Apr 8, 2010 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting that, in light of this year’s low water supplies, endangered juvenile salmon... More

Bureau of Reclamation Budget Loses Focus on Traditional Mission; Higher Food, Water and Electricity Prices will Result
Press Release
Mar 11, 2010 - The Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing today on the FY 2011 Administration Budget Request for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). Subcommittee Ranking Republican Tom McClintock (CA-04) highlighted concerns that the agency’s chief mission has shifted away from its traditional mission of provi... More

Watch Video from Today’s Hearing on the California Water Crisis
Blog
Feb 4, 2010 - Republicans at today’s Water and Power Subcommittee hearing had one clear message for Congressional Democrats and the Administration: turn the pumps on! Communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley have been devastated by a man-made, regulatory drought that has left thousands of people unemployed. Click below to watc... More

Republican Congressmen Blast Administration’s Misleading Announcement on Water Delivery to San Joaquin Valley Farmers
Press Release
Jan 27, 2010 - Today, Republican Members from California and the House Natural Resources Committee criticized Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar for his misleading announcement yesterday that his Department is taking “additional steps” to provide relief to California’s San Joaquin Valley farmers who are suffering from a man-made r... More

Local News - A Passionate Plea from the Valley for More Water
In Case You Missed It
Jan 26, 2010 - KFSN: A Passionate Plea from the Valley for More Water Farmers filled a town hall meeting at city hall Monday to tell congressional leaders both they and the Central Valley need water in order to survive... "Gentlemen, let me tell you, this is a serious problem. This is a catastrophe. This is our Katrina, this is our H... More

Republicans to Hold Congressional Forum in Fresno to Examine Resolving the San Joaquin Valley Water Crisis
Press Release
Dec 14, 2009 - Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee today announced that they will hold a congressional forum on resolving the San Joaquin Valley water crisis in Fresno, California on Monday, January 25, 2010. Further details including time, location and meeting format will be announced in the upcoming weeks. “There i... More

McClintock Statement on Democrats’ Proposed Southern California Field Hearing on Water Crisis
Press Release
Dec 4, 2009 - Water and Power Subcommittee Ranking Member Tom McClintock (R-CA) released the following statement today regarding Subcommittee Chairwoman Grace Napolitano’s (D-CA) recent announcement to hold a Southern California field hearing on the state’s water crisis: “I welcome Chairwoman Napolitano’s public focus on the Califor... More

E&E Daily: Concerns over Central Valley woes dominate data collection hearing
In Case You Missed It
Oct 28, 2009 - Concerns over Central Valley woes dominate data collection hearing October 28, 2009 E&E Daily Taryn Luntz Lawmakers who gathered yesterday to examine federal water data programs ended up immersed in a bickering session over water management in California's drought-ridden Central Valley. At the outset of the Water and P... More

Water and Power Subcommittee Ranking Republican McClintock Requests Field Hearing on California Drought
Press Release
Oct 27, 2009 - Today at an oversight hearing on Water Management and Climate Variability, House Water and Power Subcommittee Ranking Member Tom McClintock (CA-04) urged Democrats to help provide relief to San Joaquin Valley famers and families who are suffering from a devastating man-made drought. McClintock recently sent a letter to... More

Rep. McClintock Letter Requesting California Drought Field Hearing
Letters
Oct 27, 2009 - Rep. McClintock Letter Requesting California Drought Field Hearing More

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