Following a meeting on Thursday to help resolve the California water crisis, Republican House Members representing parts of the Central Valley and other areas reiterated that they stand ready to negotiate with the Senate on legislation to help resolve the drought through short-term and long-term measures. Such measures could include storage authorization provisions in H.R. 3964, the Sacramento–San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act which recently passed in the House of Representatives t...
WASHINGTON – Congressmen David Valadao (CA-21), Devin Nunes (CA-22), and Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) issued the following statement after Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell invoked a procedure in Rule XIV tp potentially speed consideration of H.R. 3964, the Sacramento–San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act: “We’d like to thank Leader McConnell and the Senate GOP leadership for making it easier to move this bill forward. In light of the urgency of California’s water crisis and the Senat...
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today approved a bill enacting a comprehensive solution to the drought crisis plaguing California. Led by Congressmen David G. Valadao (CA-21), Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), and Devin Nunes (CA-22), H.R. 3964, the Sacramento–San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act gained support from the entire California GOP delegation. The bill restores water reliability to California communities by codifying the bipartisan Bay-Delta Accord. It also reforms onerous f...
WASHINGTON – Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and Members of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Congressional Working Group today released its final Report, Findings and Recommendations. The report is the culmination of the Working Group’s eight-month effort to examine the ESA from a variety of viewpoints and angles, receive input on how the ESA was working and being implemented, and how and whether it could be updated to be more effective for both people and species. The report reflects hundr...
Washington – At the request of Speaker of the House John Boehner and California Congressmen David Valadao (CA-21), Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), and Devin Nunes (CA-22), Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas has presented a legislative fix in a bicameral conference committee to relieve the water crisis in the South Valley. The proposal, meant for inclusion in the Farm Bill that could pass Congress as early as this week, calls for two main actions: • Turning on the Delta pumps this year and next y...
Washington - In response to reports that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is considering halting rescheduled water deliveries to San Joaquin Valley farmers, Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congressmen Jim Costa, Kevin McCarthy, Devin Nunes, and David Valadao joined together to urge the Administration to reconsider this potentially devastating move. The bipartisan group of lawmakers called for action consistent with the law within the next week that would provide assurances to Valley farmers who have ...
Washington - Congressmen David G. Valadao (CA-21), Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and Devin Nunes (CA-22) released the following joint statement in reaction to reports that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation may refuse to provide rescheduled water for farmers from California’s San Joaquin Valley: “Through various conservation techniques and careful planning, many Central Valley farmers have minimized their water usage with the understanding that they can carry over unused water to future years. In many case...
Bakersfield - Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21), Congressman Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), and Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22) are developing emergency drought legislation to provide necessary water supplies throughout the state and the Central Valley. The three Congressmen were joined by Speaker of the House John Boehner Wednesday afternoon to announce their legislative proposal to provide immediate relief from the ongoing drought in California. The legislative proposal incorporates three main act...
Washington - This morning, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) voted in favor of legislation he cosponsored to provide compensation to federal employees furloughed due to the shutdown of the United States federal government. On October 1, 2013, approximately 800,000 federal employees around the nation were furloughed as a result of a lapse in federal funding, which caused a government shutdown. If enacted, H.R. 3223, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act will ensure that furloughed ...
This evening, after carefully taking into consideration opinions from Central Valley constituents, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) voted in the United States House of Representatives in favor of two amendments to Senate-passed H. J. Res. 59, the Continuing Appropriation’s Resolution for Fiscal Year 2014, to fund the federal government past October 1, 2013, when the current government operating budget is set to expire. The first amendment delays the president’s healthcare law from taking eff...
