Statement by U.S. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel

Statement by U.S. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel before the subcommittee on irrigation and reclamation of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affaris, United States House of Representatives on the Lower Colorado River Basin Project Legislation, Monday, August 23, 1965, page 1FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR THOMAS H. KUCHEL 315 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING FOR RELEASE AFTERNOON PAPERS MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1965 STATEMENT BY U. S. SENATOR THOMAS H. KUCHEL BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT LEGISLATION MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1965 I am honored to appear before your committee on this occasion to urge approval of the Lower Colorado River Project legislation sponsored by the Arizona Delegation in the House of Representatives, by 34 members of the California House Delegation, and by my colleague, Senator Murphy, and me in the Senate. I think I may truthfully say that our two dear friends in the Senate from Arizona, Mr. Hayden and Mr. Fannin, though not cosponsors, look with great favor on the fundamental aims of our proposal. Governor Goddard of Arizona and Governor Brown of California also concur with our legislation. What has been introduced into the Congress on this subject represents the culmination of long, constructive, and joint efforts by citizens of good will in both our states, our several state and local water agencies, immeasurably aided by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, and his staff, all of us working together, instead of at cross-purposes, to remove a common and growing danger to the common future of our two states. The future growth and life of the semi-arid Pacific Southwest face a bleak prospect of water shortage. The entire Colorado River Basin, indeed, all the country, confront, inEpson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 24 bit, 1,461,228 byte