Rep. Calvert Votes for California Drought Bill

Statement

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) voted along with a majority (245 -- 176) of the House of Representatives to pass the Western Water and American Food Security Act, H.R. 2898.

"Californians expect and deserve a reliable and affordable water supply, even during periods of drought," said Rep. Calvert. "While we can't control the drought, the water shortages our state is facing are due to inaction and failed policies. We can avert suffering through improved water management policies, and it is long overdue for the federal government to ensure that our critical water infrastructure is operated using sound science in order to prevent wasting our precious water supply in ways that do not benefit listed species. Furthermore, we must build the water storage facilities that have been authorized, some for over a decade, to ensure that we can use water from wet years during dry years. The bill passed by the House today takes important steps in that direction."

Rep. Calvert is an original cosponsor of Western Water and American Food Security Act. He was the author of the last major Western water law approved by Congress in 2004.

Rep. Calvert delivered floor remarks in support of the Western Water and American Food Security Act and wrote an op-ed focused on the California drought that appeared in today's Press Enterprise.

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