Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) issued a letter formally inviting Vice President Joe Biden to visit areas of the Central Valley most affected by the drought. “I welcome the opportunity to show this Administration firsthand what this drought has done to our communities in the Central Valley,” Congressman Valadao stated. “Solving this water crisis is not only a priority for those of us in the San Joaquin Valley and our entire State but is also an issue that carries severe consequences ...
On Thursday, July 31, 2014, Members of the California Republican Delegation (Reps. LaMalfa (CA-01), McClintock (CA-04), Denham (CA-10), Valadao (CA-21), Nunes (CA-22), McCarthy (CA-23), Calvert (CA-42)) issued the following statement regarding current negotiations between the House of Representatives and the Senate to address the California drought: "California’s drought continues to threaten millions of our constituents, their jobs, and their entire way of life. The House and Senate have passed...
Last week, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki appeared before a Senate panel to testify about recent allegations that some Veterans Administration Health Clinics may be falsifying records to hide lengthy delays in care. While the Department’s Inspector General has launched an investigation and the Secretary has ordered audits of all VA health clinics, results of such audits have not yet been released. Late Tuesday, the office of the VA Inspector General reported that 26 facilities were ...
Following recent rainstorms throughout the State, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) released the following statement Wednesday morning: “Due to recent storms throughout California, the Delta is experiencing what could potentially be the last major flows of this season. Despite the severe drought conditions throughout the State, very little of this water is being captured and utilized due to insensitive and unsubstantiated federal regulations. The best available scientific information demonstr...
Hanford – Today, Congressman Valadao (CA-21) announced mobile office program dates and locations for the month of April. This program affords residents, who are unable to visit the Congressman’s office due to time or location restrictions, the opportunity to meet with congressional staff and receive services offered by Congressman Valadao’s office face-to-face. Constituents are invited to come and speak with congressional staff and voice questions or concerns they may have. You are especially en...
Washington—Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) along with Congressmen Ken Calvert (CA-42), Jim Costa (CA-16), Jeff Denham (Ca-10), Kevin McCarthy (CA-223), Devin Nunes (CA-22) and Senator Dianne Feinstein today sent a letter to Interior Secretary Jewell and Commerce Secretary Pritzker calling on their departments to evaluate the operating criteria that govern the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project in order to capture as much water as possible from this week’s storm. Full text of...
Hanford – The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a field hearing in Fresno, California on Wednesday, March 19th entitled “California Water Crisis and Its Impacts: The Need for Immediate and Long-Term Solutions.” The San Joaquin Valley is once again suffering from drought conditions exacerbated by unworkable federal regulations that put the needs of a 3-inch fish over people. The House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Congressman David G. Valadao (H.R. 3964) to help re...
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...
California Congressmen David G. Valadao (CA-21), Devin Nunes (CA-22), and Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) issued the following statements today in reaction to President Obama’s remarks on the California water crisis: “The President missed a prime opportunity today,” said Rep. Valadao. “As farmers, farm workers and communities in the San Joaquin Valley suffer, this Administration has chosen handouts and a climate change lecture over real solutions. We feed the world and all we ask for is a reliable, clean...
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...
