A snack in honor of global warming alarmists

Yesterday, in an attempt to convince California lawmakers to renew the state's dysfunctional cap and trade program, Governor Jerry Brown called climate change "a threat to human existence." He instructed lawmakers that their vote on cap and trade would be "the most important vote of your life" and warned of a future "horrible situation that you're going to see mass migrations, vector diseases, forest fires, [and] Southern California burning up."

Since the "environmentalists" are forcing California to dump millions of acre-feet of water into the ocean supposedly to benefit the smelt, a three-inch baitfish, I have to wonder whether some of this water might be useful for putting out Brown's cataclysmic fires.

You may be curious what you can do to avoid such a terrible fate. Conveniently, some academics published an article this week recommending four measures people can take to avoid the global warming apocalypse: have less kids, don't drive cars, don't fly on planes, and don't eat meat.

As environmental extremists continue subjecting us to their absurd doomsday predictions and their preposterous "solutions," I'm going to have a bite of a gift sent to my office by Rep. David Valadao: smelt-themed cupcakes.

Senate's turn: House passes CA water bill

The House of Representatives today passed a comprehensive water bill, the GROW Act (H.R. 23), that would resolve the perpetual water crisis in the San Joaquin Valley. Introduced by Rep. David Valadao, this legislation is vital for many Valley families and communities that are suffering from the debilitating effects of our water crisis. Although the Valley is still benefitting from our recent big rainfalls, don't be fooled -- since we can't save nearly as much water as we need due to a lack of storage capacity, the crisis will revisit us in full force in the near future.

The House has already passed numerous water bills that would bring meaningful relief to the Valley, only to see the legislation die in the Senate. Once again, I urge the Senate, and California's senators in particular, to quickly pass this bill or propose their own solution that would end this government-inflicted disaster and eliminate the Valley's 2.5 million acre-foot water shortfall. Without that kind of solution, nearly a million acres of land will be forced out of production.

To see my remarks about the water bill on the House floor, click on the picture below: