News List

  • Radanovich Applauds State Legislature for Passage of Water Bond
    Nov 5, 2009  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today released the following statement on the historic $11.14 billion water bond and legislative package passed by the California state legislature early yesterday morning. “I commend the work of the legislature, particularly Senator Cogdill and Assembly... More
  • Radanovich Teams up on Bill to Demand Comprehensive Re-consultation of all Delta Stressors
    Nov 3, 2009  - Congressman George Radanovich, joined Reps. Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced) and Jim Costa (D-Fresno) to introduced bipartisan legislation today that calls for a review of the federal biological opinions that have significantly reduced the amount of water flowing to San Joaquin Valley farmers. Specificall... More
  • After Gov Waives Environmental Restrictions for NFL Stadium, Radanovich Seeks Parity for Farmers
    Oct 23, 2009  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today, after learning that Governor Schwarzenegger signed a bill to exempt a new NFL stadium from California environmental regulations, sent the following letter to the Governor requesting that he ask President Obama to convene the God Squad and exempt the ... More
  • Valley water amendments fail
    Oct 15, 2009  - San Joaquin Valley lawmakers failed Wednesday in efforts to turn a San Francisco Bay Area water recycling bill toward the Valley's advantage. Following heated debate and some political gamesmanship, a key House committee blocked Valley representatives from trying to add irrigation delivery provisio... More
  • Democrats Deny Radanovich Amendments to Bring Water to San Joaquin Valley
    Oct 14, 2009  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today offered two amendments to H.R. 2442, the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009, which altered the bill to ensure that it would have brought vital water to the San Joaquin Valley.  H.R. 2442, authored by Rep. George Miller (D-... More
  • Next up, major delta legislation
    Oct 2, 2009  - The House on Thursday gave final approval to a $33.5 billion energy and water bill, a snap compared to a future Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta package some lawmakers now envision. The appropriations bill easily approved Thursday funds projects throughout the Central Valley, including delta levee stud... More
  • Radanovich: Valley Agriculture Needs Water, Not Committees and Studies
    Sep 30, 2009  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today released the following statement after participating in the Department of Interior’s California water forum. “Without a doubt, the long term solutions to solve California’s water problems are a heavy lift and I appreciate Secretary Salazar and Senato... More
  • Radanovich Supports Sen. DeMint Amendment to Defund Water Restrictions to San Joaquin Valley
    Sep 22, 2009  - Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today wrote a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) asking for her support for an amendment offered by Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) to FY2010 Interior Appropriations Act restricting funds for one year from being used to cut off water to the San Joaquin Val... More
  • Hannity airs from Valley's west side
    Sep 18, 2009  - The water shortage on the Valley's west side got thrust into the national spotlight Thursday as conservative commentator Sean Hannity broadcast his Fox News Channel show "Hannity" live from a farm near Huron.   Several thousand people cheered him as he made fun of "radical environmentalists,... More
  • It's farmers vs. fish for California water
    Aug 20, 2009  - Supporters of California agriculture called on the Obama Administration and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to lift water restrictions that were imposed to protect the endangered delta smelt, saying the fish is putting farmers out of business. The Pacific Legal Foundation pr... More