President Trump doubles down on efforts to increase water for Central Valley farmers

President Trump doubles down on efforts to increase water for Central Valley farmers

IS A DIAGRACE"PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MAKINGHIS FIRST STOP INBAKERSFIELD AS PRESIDENT TODAY,TOUCHING DOWN ATMEADOWS FIELD AIRPORT ANDTALKING TO A PACKED CROWD INONE THE AIRPORT'S HANGARS."AFTER DECADES OF FAILURE ANDDELAYS AND ENSURING CRITICALWATER ACCESS FOR THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE, WE ARE DETERMINED TOFINALLY GET YOURWATER PROBLEM SOLVED."THE THEME OF WEDNESDAY'S TALK -WATER FOR CENTRAL VALLEYFARMERS.

LAST OCTOBER, TRUMPUNVEILED NEW RULES TO GOVERNCALIFORNIA'S TIGHT WATER SUPPLY,COMMITTING TOSEND MORE TO FARMERS IN THECENTRAL VALLEY.

THIS CAME ASENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS WARNED ITWOULD THREATENENDANGERED SPECIES IN THE SANJOAQUIN DELTA."ITS JUST ABSOLUTELY INSANE SOHOPEFULLY THE GOVERNOR WILL GETHIS ACTTOGETHER AN YOU CAN GET THISDONE."EARLIER THIS MONTH, CALIFORNIAGOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOM ANNOUNCING A PLAN TO KEEPMORE WATER INTHE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER DELTAWHILE RESTORING 60,000 ACRES OFHABITAT FOR ENDANGERED SPECIESAND GENERATINGMORE THAN $5 BILLION IN NEWFUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTALIMPROVEMENTS.

THE NEWSOMADMINISTRATION SAID IT WOULDSUE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVERIT'S NEW RULES, BUT SOFAR IT HAS NOT DONE SO.AT TODAY'S EVENT, TRUMPCEREMONIOUSLY SIGNING HISADMINISTRATION'S REWORKING OFTHOSE ENVIRONMENTALRULES WITH SEVERAL FARMERS, ANDHOUSE MINORITYLEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY BY HISSIDE.MCCARTHY TELLING US AFTER THEEVENT, THAT THE BALL IS NOWIN THE GOVERNORS COURT."WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER.

THATSWHAT THE PRESIDENT WAS TALKINGABOUTTODAY.

WEVE ALWAYS WORKEDTOGETHER IN THE PAST.

WORK FORTHE INTEREST OF CAAND THE CA CITIZENS WHILE AT THESAME TIME PROTECTING OURENVIRONMENT ISA PERFECT WAY TO GO."PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOW HEADED TOA KEEP AMERICA GREATRALLY IN PHOENIX.

THAT WILLSTART AT 7.

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