ms. matsui: mr. chairman, my friend on the other side is trying to distract the public on what their bill actually does. h.r. 3964 would not provide any relief from the real drought but would permanently reallocate water for one interest. the 1992 central valley project improvement act designated 800,000 acre-feet of water for environmental purposes. this water is important and is used to balance our water needs between urban, agricultural and environment. this so-called b2 water was dead kayed to hetch stem the rapid decline of a delta ecan system. h.r. 3964 repeals the b2 water allocation unless 800,000 acre-feet of additional capacity is found by 2018. who is going to make that up by 2018? as written, the bill would relieve the south delta c.v.p., the users of any responsibility for the environmental water. instead, it would be attempt to shift the responsibility to northern california. putting into jeopardy senior water right holders in northern california. mr. chairman, my district, the city of

ms. matsui. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. ms. matsui: thank you, mr. speaker. i wish to thank the gentleman from florida for yielding me time. mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 3964. california's currently experiencing a record drought. up until just last thursday, it had been 54 days without rain in my district of sacramento. that's almost two months. to put this in context, sacramento is experiencing 130-year record for low rainfall. a record that dates back to 1884. with 2013 being the driest year on record since the gold rush, and 2014 being the third year of a drought cycle, we're being pushed to make do with less water than ever before. a statewide drought emergency has been declared and my district of sacramento is doing its part by instituting a mandatory reduction in water use. my constituents are required by law now to reduce their water use 20% to 30%. fine for multiple offenders will reach $1,000. moreover in the sacramento region, the fulsomeres. vaw is at dangerously -- the full -- the folsom reservoir

ms. matsui of california for today. mrs. noem of south dakota. and mr. pastor of arizona for today and the balance of the week. the speaker pro tempore: works. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. well, today once again, the president has unilaterally, almost like a monarch just said, you know what? obamacare is the law, and yes, he didn't say this, but the fact is, harry reid, the senators were willing to shut down the government instead of just passing a bill that would have suspended obamacare for a year or at least suspend the mandates. and he did it again today. so it makes it very clear, the shutdown of our government that hurt so many people was clearly a political game by harry reid and the senate democrats because they wanted america to hurt, blame the republicans, when all along, they were willing to agree to what we offered to avoid the shutdown. shame on you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 3,