mr. huffman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for four minutes. mr. huffman: i thank the gentlelady. mr. speaker, some of our colleagues from other states may be experiencing a sense of deja vu right now. yes, this is the second time this year that the house has voted on a california water bill that would harm northern california fisheries, tribes and communities, that would undermine state law, that would deprive water managers of the flexibility they need and that would micromanage the complex water system of california. and to make sure we're all dealing with the same facts, i want to remind my colleagues that the state and federal water export pumps in the delta right now are operating at more than 5,000 cubic feet per second. the only reason they're not pumping even faster is not to protect fish and wildlife, not because of the endangered species act, none of the other boogeymen that we hear as a justification for this bill. no, the reason those pumps are not going even faster is because of standards set by the state of california to protect water

mr. huffman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for four minutes. mr. huffman: i thank the gentlelady. mr. speaker, some of our colleagues from other states may be experiencing a sense of deja vu right now. yes, this is the second time this year that the house has voted on a california water bill that would harm northern california fisheries, tribes and communities, that would undermine state law, that would deprive water managers of the flexibility they need and that would micromanage the complex water system of california. and to make sure we're all dealing with the same facts, i want to remind my colleagues that the state and federal water export pumps in the delta right now are operating at more than 5,000 cubic feet per second. the only reason they're not pumping even faster is not to protect fish and wildlife, not because of the endangered species act, none of the other boogeymen that we hear as a justification for this bill. no, the reason those pumps are not going even faster is because of standards set by the state of california to protect water

mr. huffman: i thank the gentlelady. i also rise to join my colleagues in honoring two of the all-time greats of the united states congress, george miller and henry waxman. as many of my colleagues have said, these two will go down for sure in history as some of the most able policymakers, intellectual engines, and progressive champions in the history of the house of representatives. people around this country benefit every day from their work in this body. from the clean air and clean water that we have because of their work, to human rights and workers' rights, to education, to consumer safety, to public land protections. safer and more affordable pharmaceuticals. the list goes on and on. and let's not forget the millions of people in this country today that have access for the first time to affordable quality health care because of a very important and historic health care act that they helped bring into law. this special order doesn't give us enough time, but two who have special meaning to me. for henry waxman, your

mr. huffman: i thank the gentlelady. i also rise to join my colleagues in honoring two of the all-time greats of the united states congress, george miller and henry waxman. as many of my colleagues have said, these two will go down for sure in history as some of the most able policymakers, intellectual engines, and progressive champions in the history of the house of representatives. people around this country benefit every day from their work in this body. from the clean air and clean water that we have because of their work, to human rights and workers' rights, to education, to consumer safety, to public land protections. safer and more affordable pharmaceuticals. the list goes on and on. and let's not forget the millions of people in this country today that have access for the first time to affordable quality health care because of a very important and historic health care act that they helped bring into law. this special order doesn't give us enough time, but two who have special meaning to me. for henry waxman, your

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