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November 4, 2009 (916) 444-8897
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Restore the Delta Blasts Legislature for Boondoggle Water Deal

SACRAMENTO - Today, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, campaign director for Restore the Delta, issued the following statement regarding the water deal that was passed early this morning by lawmakers:

“The water package that passed in the dead of night epitomizes the dysfunction that has gripped our Legislative process,” Barrigan-Parilla said. “The package lost any semblance of rational debate and turned into a pork festival with the water bond ballooning to over $11 billion dollars. With our state already facing a massive debt and more red ink on the horizon, how can we afford this?”

Barrigan-Parilla added, “In addition, the one bill that would have required a full fiscal analysis and a vote of the state legislature before the peripheral canal could be built, Huber-AB 13 7x, was killed by Legislative leadership because Southern California water interests viewed it as a ‘distraction.’ Since when is it a distraction to require fiscal analysis?”

“We will continue to use every means possible to oppose this package which sets in motion the canal and allows an unelected body to make key decisions that will impact our Delta Communities, while we are left on the sidelines,” Barrigan-Parilla concluded. “It’s no wonder Californians have such a low opinion of their elected representatives.”

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