[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 84 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

  (Mr. COSTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to talk about the devastating 
effects of climate change in California, and obviously throughout the 
country.
  Following one of the driest years on record, the State is facing yet 
another water crisis. This week, Governor Newsom declared a drought 
state of emergency for the majority of California, a declaration which 
has become, sadly, all too common in the last decade.
  The availability of a clean, reliable water supply forms the 
foundation of the economy of not only all of California, but home to 
the San Joaquin Valley that I proudly represent. Our farmers feed the 
world, and they can't do it without a reliable water supply. We like to 
say, ``Where water flows, food grows.''
  We must use every tool in the water toolbox to find new ways to store 
water for agriculture and deliver water, clean drinking water for our 
communities.
  I have introduced legislation to help build on my previous efforts to 
build additional water resiliency by providing funding needed to repair 
our aging water infrastructure, and now this is the year.
  I will continue to push for water resources necessary to help 
California weather the severe impacts of this repeated drought. Climate 
change is real, it is happening now. It is time to act. Our future 
depends on it.

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