{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=451", "Congressman Valadao Hosts Ranking Member Bentz for Central Valley Water Tour", "2022-10-28", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "CA", "David G. Valadao", "V000129", "valadao.house.gov", "valadao", "https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "This week, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) hosted the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Cliff Bentz (OR-02) for a traveling water tour through the Central Valley. The lawmakers met with water agencies and stakeholders from Fresno to Bakersfield to discuss California\u2019s water delivery systems, water storage capacity, and burdensome regulations that make it increasingly difficult for agricultural producers and rural communities to access water.\n\nThe members also discussed Congressman Valadao\u2019s WATER for California Act, legislation he introduced in September to improve operational stability, infrastructure, and accountability to bring more water to the Central Valley.\n\n\u201cEnsuring our rural and agricultural communities throughout the Central Valley have access to the water they need has always been my top priority,\u201d said Congressman Valadao. \u201cFor too long, the Central Valley has suffered from devastating drought conditions, unfair water allocations, and a gross mismanagement of the water we do have by Sacramento bureaucrats and environmentalists. These discussions highlighted the reforms desperately needed to bring more water to the Valley. Thank you to Ranking Member Bentz for making the trip to the Central Valley to have these important conversations on drought resiliency and water management, and for his continued leadership on this critical issue.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt was great to have the opportunity to tour water systems with Congressman Valadao in the Central Valley. All across the American West, including in my district in Eastern Oregon, we are facing drought challenges,\u201d said Ranking Member Bentz. \u201cWe must adapt if we are to meet the water needs of cities, farms, ranches, homes, businesses, and tribes. Part of that solution will include investing in smart solutions like water storage and watershed management. Additionally, we must make fair and balanced decisions about how to allocate these water resources, starting at the federal level and going all the way to the local level, to ensure that all stakeholders\u2019 needs are met and communities can thrive.\u201d\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=451"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8318740874528885, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}