[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            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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