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AN URGENT NEED FOR ACTION IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
(Mr. VALADAO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, in the midst of a statewide drought emergency, the Central Valley experienced considerable rainstorms this week.
While communities across my district are incredibly grateful for this rainfall, we know this relief will be short lived.
Farmers are desperate for water to grow their crops. Rural towns continue to face water shortages.
We are grateful for this rain. We need this rain. But we need this administration to understand the dire nature of our situation and take appropriate measures to capture our most precious resource.
I have asked time and time again for support from the House majority to address this issue.
I have expressed the urgent need for action to prepare for exactly the opportunity that has been pointlessly wasted this week.
The families in my district cannot continue to wait. I ask my colleagues yet again to join my efforts to improve water infrastructure and water management in California.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 189
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