"We are not going to solve our water shortages until we build more reservoirs," Rep. Tom McClintock said, "and we won't build more reservoirs until we fundamentally change our laws and the policymakers who are responsible for them."
Agency leaders in the Biden administration declined to attend the hearing but did send written statements. They said they are working toward solutions that aid fish while providing water for human use.
The members criticized fish protections that reduce pumping from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to as far south as Kern County, urging new and enlarged reservoirs to store more water from wet years.
Democratic members of the House were invited but did not show, said Rep. John Duarte of Modesto, emphasizing the lack of bipartisan participation in discussing critical water issues.
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