Lobbying for the San Joaquin farmers and water districts

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mark poulson
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Lobbying for the San Joaquin farmers and water districts

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This is a letter six CA Congressmen sent to Gov. Newsom:

https://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/sites/k ... 0FINAL.pdf

He needs to hear from us not to cave in to these shills for Westlands, and we need to remember who is against the Delta when they come up for reelection.
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MichaelB
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Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director, Restore the Delta responded:

Minority Leader McCarthy and Westlands Water District’s “surrender Dorothy” advocacy directed at Governor Newsom during the COVID pandemic is unconscionable. With increased exports, water quality in the Delta not only deteriorates for fish, but for the 4 million residents of the estuary.

As our nation’s poorer communities will be struggling with food security with related pandemic problems, farmers demanding water for almonds for export to Asia is simply out of line. Delta farmers and others who grow grains, vegetables, fruits and sustainable nut crops for Americans first matter most presently, as well as people in and outside of the Delta, who rely on water for domestic use. We must focus on protecting people in addition to the fisheries of the estuary, more than ever, and stop the water grab during this crisis.
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