House Expected to Approve Water Bill This Week

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives this week is expected to approve H.R. 23, the so-called “Gaining Responsibility on Water Act” that is written by Hanford Republican Davis Valadao. Unless blocked in the Senate, the bill is expected to sail to final approval within weeks. But before then, it might run into some stormy opposition from California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. “California’s Central Valley helps feed the world. It deserves sensible and responsible water solutions—this measure doesn’t even come close to meeting that test,” they say in a joint statement.