My amendment was simple
– I asked Congress to over-rule the
Obama Administration’s recent decision that linked the death of
killer whales to San Joaquin Valley water users. Unless this
decision is stopped, our communities will lose as much as 500,000
acre feet of water – vastly expanding the devastation felt in many
of our communities.
You can watch the debate
on my
YouTube Channel by clicking here. Additional information
concerning the water crisis can be found on my website
www.nunes.house.gov.
Sincerely,
DEVIN NUNES
Member of Congress
June 9, 2009
Action Needed:
Urge Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer To Oppose Expanding
Federal Control of U.S. Waters
U.S.
Senator Barbara Boxer is trying to push a legislative proposal,
S. 787, through the United States Senate that will expand the
Clean Water Restoration Act and put more costly federal
regulations on every river, lake, stream, canal and waterway in
the United States.
The Fresno Chamber opposes S. 787 which will go before the
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee tomorrow for a
vote.
S. 787 threatens
business, agriculture, small communities and manufacturing
companies by giving the EPA control over your property and
water. It will eliminate the requirement that the Corps and EPA
limit their jurisdiction to “navigable” waters and instead give
those agencies control over all waters of the US or “activities”
affecting those waters. The Clean Water Restoration Act is
nothing more than a massive land and water grab. We can’t afford
to let this legislation pass.
Action 1: Please call the following elected officials
today and urge them not to move this legislation forward:
Senator Barbara
Boxer at (559) 497-5109
Senator Dianne
Feinstein at (559) 485-7430
Action 2: Although this
legislation has not yet made it to the House of Representative,
it likely will if passed by the Senate. So please also call the
following elected officials too, and urge them to not to support
S. 787:
Congressman Nunes' Efforts on Water
Crisis Gains National Media Attention
As part of Fresno
Congressman Devin Nunes' effort to increase national awareness
concerning our region’s water crisis, he has conducted extensive
outreach to gain the attention of our nation’s leading news outlets.
Sean Hannity of the Fox News Channel outlines in this seven minute
segment a representation of the current situation.
April 17, 2009
A
Special Message From Fresno Area Congressman Devin Nunes
Dear Friends,
As you probably know,
Interior Secretary Salazar was recently in California. During
his visit, he failed to travel south to witness first-hand the
critical water shortages our communities face. In doing so, he
ignored the devastation and human suffering associated with our
present situation.
As President Obama’s
senior official in charge of federal water policy, the Secretary has
either failed to grasp the severity of our situation or chosen not
to acknowledge it. Instead, he used the occasion of his visit
to announce a $260 million giveaway for pork projects throughout the
state– projects that offer us no meaningful assistance.
What we need is water
and I believe it is time for the people of our communities to demand
action. Below is a statement I released today concerning the
Secretary’s action.
Sincerely,
DEVIN NUNES
Member of Congress
No more excuses.
We want action.
“Radical
environmentalists have declared war on the people of the San Joaquin
Valley. Whether we accept the conflict or ignore it, war is
being raged nonetheless. And the enemy is winning, thanks to
the cozy relationship they enjoy with the Democratic Party.
This political
arrangement, whereby green activists control large portions of the
Democratic Party’s agenda, has effectively neutered Democrat
lawmakers when it comes to the California water crisis.
Indeed, it is the reason Democrat Party leaders have refused to
offer immediate solutions to the crisis.
The special relationship
between green activists and the Democratic Party is why Secretary
Salazar’s offer to spend $260 million on useless water projects was
entirely predictable. The Secretary has been boxed-in by
radicals in the environmental movement. For Secretary Salazar
to offer meaningful help, turning on the Delta pumps for example, he
would have to exhibit a level of political courage that no longer
exists in the Democratic Party. Predictably, he didn’t.
Instead, he added insult to injury by flushing hundreds of millions
of dollars into the ocean, along with our precious water.
During his visit to California, the Secretary didn’t even bother to
visit the devastated region of the Southern San Joaquin Valley.
My message to President
Obama, Secretary Salazar, and other leaders at the state and federal
level has been consistent and it has been clear. Meaningful
relief for the people of the San Joaquin Valley means restoring the
flow of water today, not ten years from now. Meaningful relief
means action today, not the promise of action at some distant point
in the future.
As I have said many
times, the solutions are far less complicated than some would have
you believe. Democratic leaders need to take whatever action
is necessary to immediately restore Delta pumping to historic
levels. They must expedite the construction of a canal to
bypass the sensitive Delta eco-system and deliver long-term water
security to our region. And finally, Democrats must re-visit
the San Joaquin River settlement to prevent the Westside crisis from
occurring on the Eastside of the valley.
Don’t let community
activists and Democrat leaders fool you. Ignore what they say
and hold them accountable for what they do. Their words won’t
deliver an ounce of water to our dry region. Only their
actions, through legislation, can do that.”
Contact Kerri Ginis,
the Chamber's Government Affairs Manager for more
information at
(559)
495-4818
or
kginis@fresnochamber.com
Greater Fresno Area
Chamber of Commerce | 2331 Fresno Street Fresno, California 93721
Earlier
today,
