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David Valadao: “A lot of the flooding probably wouldn't have been as bad had…”

Featuring: David Valadao, Republican | U.S. House, California, District 22

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Congressman Valadao Presses USDA Secretary on Disaster Relief for Central Valley Dairy Farmers

Published | Video Starts at 01:13

But in the central valley, I know a lot of agriculture was helped, but for some reason, dairy is not allowed. And to qualify for some of the programs out there, and A lot of the flooding probably wouldn't have been as bad had management of our rivers and creeks and things that were going through the valley if they hadn't been ignored for so long. it made rivers flood in areas that weren't previously expected. And farmers were waking up with two to 3ft of water and having to evacuate cattle just to save them and try to do as much as they possibly could. (01:13–01:23)

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Asserts that poor management of rivers and creeks contributed to the severity of the flooding in California's Central Valley.

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