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Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers responds to Biden’s 'dam breaching' agenda
Center Square ^ | Tim Clouser

Posted on 06/21/2024 7:04:29 AM PDT by AuntB

U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., responded to what she called a “bad faith report” on Tuesday after the Biden administration announced plans for a Columbia River Task Force.

The White House’s announcement followed a report from the U.S. Department of the Interior on some of the impacts of federal dams on native tribes throughout the Columbia River Basin. However, according to the federal agency, it was also “based on limited sources.” The Department recognizes this report does not tell the complete story of the impacts that the Columbia River System and other federal dams have on the Basin Tribes,” the Dept. of Interior noted on the second page. “For one, due to the expedited timeline, this report does not include an analysis of all federal dams in the Basin or consideration of all affected Tribes. Secondly, even for those Tribes and dams included in the report, the analysis is based on limited sources and is by design written in a general manner, utilizing representative examples to support the conclusions.”

The report and creation of the new task force follow litigation last year over Columbia River System Operations. The suit led to an agreement committing the Biden administration to restore the Basin’s salmon population but also advocated for the destruction of four Lower Snake River dams. The 73-page report is a step in fulfilling the Biden administration’s commitment. However, it struck a chord with some Republicans, notably McMorris Rodgers, who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Subcommittee.

“This bad faith report is just the latest in a long list of examples that prove the Biden administration’s goal has always been dam breaching,” McMorris Rodgers said in a statement. “They continue to undermine the honest regional dialogue we need to determine the future of the Columbia River System with a politically-motivated report that — in their own words — ‘is based on limited sources’ and uses ‘examples to support the conclusions.’ This irresponsible means to justify an end is misguided and should not be taken seriously, especially by those who understand the tremendous benefits this critical infrastructure provides to our region.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: biden; breaching; dam; ecoterrorism; environment; propertyrights
It's too late for Irongate and Copco Dams in Northern California. They were breached and destroyed in May.

We can no longer fight fires or control flooding. Our culture and property is destroyed. We are the natives now. This is our homes and COMMUNITY. MORE harm than any good is being done with this ridiculous notion of returning property back to"nature"! Nothing from the past is being saved!

RURAL LIVES MATTER TOO!

1 posted on 06/21/2024 7:04:29 AM PDT by AuntB
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To: artichokegrower; Lakeside Granny; Twotone; Jane Long; CottonBall; george76; All

Property rights ping


2 posted on 06/21/2024 7:16:08 AM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: AuntB
the ONLY upside of removing the columbia dams

would be portland being wiped out and flushed to the ocean in the first major flood.

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3 posted on 06/21/2024 7:37:13 AM PDT by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961

Don’t hear too much about her. I remember her under consideration for the VP. Nothing since suggests she wanted a higher profile.


4 posted on 06/21/2024 7:50:28 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET

She is not running for reelection. I do not know why.


5 posted on 06/21/2024 8:39:59 AM PDT by tinamina (Remember when Biden said “we have developed the most sophisticated voting fraud system ever”? )
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To: cuz1961

Portland isn’t really on the Columbia proper. It’s the Willamette river that bisects that fetid s hole.


6 posted on 06/21/2024 10:07:18 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Organic Panic

i stand corrected.

it will still flood.

and as a bonus salem will flood too.


7 posted on 06/21/2024 11:11:45 AM PDT by cuz1961
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To: AuntB

“We can no longer fight fires or control flooding. Our culture and property is destroyed. We are the natives now”

I like that, rural lives matter!

And that’s true, the people they call the natives took over the land from whoever was there before. If they really want natives, they need to go back to the very beginning. But I’m sure that information has been lost with each subsequent takeover. It’s not like the indians, yes I’m using that word, were all peaceful with each other.


8 posted on 06/21/2024 12:17:22 PM PDT by CottonBall (Every one of the Founding Fathers was a felon. Some went to jail, some executed, some died penniles)
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To: CottonBall

It’s okay to use the word Indian.. that’s what the Cherokee called themselves.

What was done to them is no different than what is being done to us.

http://jesusweptanamericanstory.blogspot.com/?m=0


9 posted on 06/21/2024 12:37:30 PM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: AuntB

I did something wrong, I thought I was clicking to read the first chapter and now it wants me to name my blog. Sounds like a really interesting book, anymore I don’t buy history books until I make sure they are honest/ accurate


10 posted on 06/21/2024 12:42:47 PM PDT by CottonBall (Every one of the Founding Fathers was a felon. Some went to jail, some executed, some died penniles)
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To: CottonBall

Grrrr ... Blogspot is owned by Google... it’s always messing with that site and my blog.. I’ll get it fixed! No computer at the moment just a little phone. No books for sale, they all burned in the Almeda fire so I put it on line for free.

It’s real history from the natives own words.


11 posted on 06/21/2024 12:55:39 PM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: AuntB

Let me know when or how I should look for it again. Thanks for doing that. Making it available.


12 posted on 06/21/2024 1:24:36 PM PDT by CottonBall (Every one of the Founding Fathers was a felon. Some went to jail, some executed, some died penniles)
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To: CottonBall

Thank you, I will. I apologize. I’ve bought 2 computers but can’t make them work. I’m isolated out in the boobies since the fire with horrible reception. Please remind me if I forget
... My brain is going Biden!

Ugh


13 posted on 06/21/2024 1:31:40 PM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: CottonBall

PS
An unpleasant thought for you...

The Cherokee had a constitution like ours. Tyrant Chief John Ross declared an emergency over removal, cancelled elections and held power for 40 yrs.


14 posted on 06/21/2024 1:35:00 PM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

she’s my rep and has been a good little go along mostly...nothing outstanding...no leadership...and just like rats jumping ship, she is not running again and since the real rats have captured our state, we will probably never see another pub elected in her position every again....


15 posted on 06/21/2024 1:38:04 PM PDT by cherry
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To: AuntB

“... My brain is going Biden!”

Oh no, so is mine. But I don’t like to think of it in those terms! At least we’re not trying to run a country.


16 posted on 06/21/2024 2:12:30 PM PDT by CottonBall (Every one of the Founding Fathers was a felon. Some went to jail, some executed, some died penniles)
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To: CottonBall

“.. My brain is going Biden!”

Oh no, so is mine. But I don’t like to think of it in those terms! At least we’re not trying to run a country “

And we aren’t lifelong grifters and liars like Joe, so we have that going for us. We respect our country too much to burden it with our afflictions like he does.

50 years ago I was in a car accident, split my head open among other injuries. As I age and the stress of living in 8 places in a 6 month period of hell, I am acting like I was right after the accident. It’s terrifying. I could get away with more defects when I was younger and cute and funny. That’s gone! Lol
Sometimes I look at Coyote Joe and almost feel sorry for him..... almost.....


17 posted on 06/21/2024 3:03:47 PM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: AuntB

Did you move often because of the fire? Eight places in 6 months, that sounds exhausting. I hope you are settled now.

I could cover up my bad memory when I was younger, now I just say it’s because of age. But I’ve always had a bad memory, now, knowing what I know, I attribute it to cptsd from an abusive childhood. There’s been a lot more research done than there was when I was growing up, so it is finally nice to have an explanation. Not that it helps. It is what it is.

When I see Joe searching for words I could almost feel sorry for him, I have a lot of empathy but most of it goes to animals. Then I remember who he is and what he has done and I think it’s more like justice.


18 posted on 06/21/2024 3:44:42 PM PDT by CottonBall (Every one of the Founding Fathers was a felon. Some went to jail, some executed, some died penniles)
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