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Denham brings Ag Secretary to Calif. for town hall, tour with Central Valley producershttps://riponadvance.com/stories/Denham-brings-ag-secretary-to-calif-for-town-hall-tour-with-central-valley-producers/U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Aug. 14 met with local growers and stakeholders during a Modesto, Calif., town hall meeting to learn about critical issues facing Central Valley farmers.
Responding to an invite by Rep. Denham, the secretary’s attendance at the event and subsequent local tour complimented the congressman’s ongoing efforts to stop contentious amendments proposed to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary by the California State Water Resources Control Board. Rep. Denham thinks the board’s plan would cripple the economy, farms, and community in his California district’s Central Valley region.
“I wanted the Secretary to see firsthand the devastation the Bay Delta plan would cause to our farming community,” said Rep. Denham on Aug. 15. “I am proud to have secured his commitment to help fight the state’s water grab and preserve the valley’s way of life.”
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