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Congressman Doug LaMalfa

Representing the 1st District of California

Water

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Committee Holds Hearing on LaMalfa Tule Lake Historic Site Bill

Jun 25, 2016 Press Release
The House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing on a bill Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-R) sponsored to create a National Historic Site on the location of a World War II internment camp.

Rep. LaMalfa & California Lawmakers Urge Administration to Reject Water Supply Cuts

Jun 10, 2016 Press Release
Congressman Doug LaMalfa and 14 other members of the California delegation in the House today urged the Obama administration to reject proposals from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), which would drastically cut Californians’ access to water stored in Lake Shasta.

Rep. LaMalfa Comments on Supreme Court’s Rejection of WOTUS Designations

May 31, 2016 Press Release
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in United States Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes, affirming that landowners have the right to seek judicial review of government designations of private property as Waters of the United States (WOTUS).

House Passes Legislation Including LaMalfa Water Supply Provisions

May 26, 2016 Press Release
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) today supported an amendment to include the entirety of the House’s California drought relief bill (HR 2898) in a Senate bill, forcing any conference committee to consider the bill.

Rep. LaMalfa ‎Participates in Hamilton City J-Levee Groundbreaking

May 2, 2016 Press Release
Rep. Doug LaMalfa ‎(R-CA) today participated in the groundbreaking of the Hamilton City J-Levee project, which will replace 6.8 miles of 110-year old levee to protect Hamilton City's 2,000 residents from flooding. The project has received over $30 million in Federal funding and is slated to receive an additional $8.5 million in the 2017 federal budget. Following passage of the 2017 federal budget, the project will have 90% of required funding on hand.

LaMalfa Leads Effort to Protect Farmers from Unlawful Regulatory Overreach

Mar 16, 2016 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) led a letter urging the House Committee on Appropriations to defund lawless federal regulation of agricultural work, such as plowing fields, planting seeds, and harvesting crops.

Rep. Doug LaMalfa, House Committee Examine California’s Water Supply for 2016

Feb 29, 2016 Press Release
Richvale, CA – Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) today participated in a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water & Power, which examined the impact of drought on California’s water supplies for the coming year.

Rep. LaMalfa Opposes $1.1 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill

Dec 18, 2015 Press Release

Washington, DC – Rep. LaMalfa today released the following statement regarding his vote against the $1.1 trillion spending package to fund the government through September 2016.

“We knew going in that Speaker Ryan was working to make the best of the bad hand he was dealt when he was chosen to lead the House. However, I could not support the final product of negotiations.

Rep. LaMalfa Responds to GAO Report Confirming EPA Deceit in WOTUS Rulemaking Process

Dec 15, 2015 Press Release

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman LaMalfa released the following statement after the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated a federal law in promoting the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation by engaging in covert propaganda and grassroots lobbying to support the rule: 

California GOP members stick a fork in talks over drought relief legislation

Dec 14, 2015 In The News

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2015 - A frustrated group of House Republicans from California today declared drought relief legislation for their parched state dead for the year.

“Our good-faith negotiations have come to no positive resolution,” Rep. Ken Calvert said at a Capitol Hill press conference. “The true losers in this process are the people of California.” Then, alluding to heavy precipitation expected as part of this winter's El Niño weather conditions, he added, “We'll never have this opportunity again.”