Trump on Verge of WIIN-ing California Water War Before Taking Office ("There was no drought")

MasterResource.org ^ | December 13, 2016 | Wayne Lusvardi

[WayneLusvardi]

“There is no drought….If I win, believe me, we’re going to start opening up the water so that your farmers can survive” – Candidate Donald J. Trump, May 27, 2016, Fresno, California

“If we don’t move now, we run the real risk of legislation that opens up the Endangered Species Act in the future, when Congress will again be under Republican control, this time backed by a Trump administration.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), “Latest Compromise Drought Relief Bill Receives Praise, Opposition”, Capital Press, December 7, 2016.

President-Elect Donald J. Trump is poised to score a win-WIIN deal in the California water war as Congress has passed the bi-partisan Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act – Senate Bill 612). The bill passed by a vote of 78-21 on Saturday, December 10, after the Senate voted on it past midnight.

The force for breaking up the three-year political logjam of several water bills for California farmer drought relief is the election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency. In the above-cited quote, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said the specter of Trump and a Republican Congress was the reason for bi-partisan passage of the bill. Previously, since late 2014, five Republican and four Democrat drought-relief bills have failed.

[PLMerite]

“Time to restore Hetch Hetchy.”

I had to look it up. The “before” images are beautiful. The “after” ones are nice, too, for a lake.

[lonevoice]

Awesome!