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Watch Video from Today’s Hearing on the California Water Crisis

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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,…

Republican Congressmen Blast Administration’s Misleading Announcement on Water Delivery to San Joaquin Valley Farmers

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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…

Local News - A Passionate Plea from the Valley for More Water

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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…

Actions Speak Louder than Words at U.S. Interior Department

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.bullet { LIST-STYLE-IMAGE: url(/UploadedPhotos/HighResolution/24715874-45fd-4a8e-b9b6-0e12a18eff1b.jpg) } Exactly one year ago today, the newly confirmed Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar delivered his first speech to Department employees, outlining his vision for the future of the agency. Unfortunately, Secretary Salazar’s rhetoric stands in stark contrast to…

Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2288)

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Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2288) December 16, 2009 Full Committee Markup Reporting H.R. 2288 out of Committee (Voted favorably by voice vote) The "Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009" extends funding for two endangered fish programs in the Upper Colorado and San Juan river basins.  The bill…

Republicans to Hold Congressional Forum in Fresno to Examine Resolving the San Joaquin Valley Water Crisis

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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,”…

McClintock Statement on Democrats’ Proposed Southern California Field Hearing on Water Crisis

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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…

E&E Daily: New bill aims to protect Western ratepayers from transmission costs

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New bill aims to protect Western ratepayers from transmission costs November 16, 2009 E&E Daily Katherine Ling Customers in the West would not have to pay for failed transmission projects under a bill introduced yesterday by the ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee. Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) and Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), ranking member of the Water and…