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 watch House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings,… Read more »
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 regulatory drought.
The Department of the Interior announced that it… Read more »
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 Haiti because we got people out of work," Fresno County Supervisor… Read more »
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 is no time to waste on reversing the plight of the San Joaquin Valley,”… Read more »
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 California water crisis. It is important that the Water and Power… Read more »
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 Power Subcommittee hearing, ranking member Tom McClintock… Read more »
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 the Democrat majority requesting a field hearing on the water… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following speech regarding the Bay Area Regional Water Program Recycling Act of 2009 (H.R. 2442). While Ranking Member Hastings supports water recycling, he believes that Democrat Congressional leaders should use this bill to also deliver immediate relief to California’s San Joaquin Valley where… Read more »
FOX News' Sean Hannity broadcast his show live last night from the San Joaquin Valley, site of California's man-made drought. Hannity was joined by members of Congress, celebrities, Gov. Schwarzenegger, and thousands of struggling farmers.
This crisis will soon affect all Americans because the valley produces a massive amount of our country’s food supply. However, Democrats in… Read more »
