[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 105 (Friday, June 21, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H5009-H5010]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THANKING RICHARD SCHAFER

  (Mr. McCARTHY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McCARTHY. Madam Speaker, last month, I proudly introduced 
legislation, H.R. 2695, to name Success Dam, located in Tulare County, 
California, after Mr. Richard L. Schafer, a longtime Tule River Water 
Master. Last week, I was pleased to see this bill pass the House of 
Representatives by unanimous consent.
  For decades, Mr. Schafer has demonstrated unparalleled commitment to 
ensuring our families, farms, and communities get the water they need 
to live and work. A major part of this commitment includes this 
yearlong persistence to enlarge Lake Success. Doing so, would increase 
flood protection to communities and farmlands that are below the dam. 
But as California knows, more water storage means more security for the 
inevitable times of a drought that put a strain on our lives.

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  The good news for Tulare County is that, in 2018, the Army Corps of 
Engineers fully funded work to raise the dam. I stand here today to 
state with confidence that, without Mr. Schafer's leadership, this 
project might not have been approved.
  This is because no matter how contentious water issues can get--and 
if you are in California, you know that can be quite contentious--Mr. 
Schafer has always been the consummate professional, always remaining 
even-keeled, results-focused. It is only appropriate and fitting that 
Success Dam be named after Mr. Schafer.
  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleagues in this Chamber for 
coming together and acknowledging the individuals who work hard and 
make our communities better.
  Most importantly, I want to thank Mr. Schafer for his continued 
leadership and service to our community. This is a much-deserved honor.

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