4/4 We expect the federal government to seriously consider this proposal, including its role as trustee and look forward to the next phase of our common efforts to protect our Community, our State, and our region from the potentially devastating effects of this drought.
1/4 Today, Arizona, California, and Nevada again demonstrated the leadership required to address the crisis we are facing in our region by submitting a viable plan for the consideration of the federal government on how to manage the Colorado River for the coming three years.
3/4 The Community will be making meaningful contributions to this proposed plan if it is adopted by the federal government, continuing our long tradition as stewards of the water supplies critical to our State’s future.
3/3 The Arizona Legislature has shown to all, including those across the Colorado River Basin, that we know how to lead in water policies that will help us all address the best use of our limited water supplies.
2/3 @GRIC_Official commends the legislature’s important leadership in confronting our most important challenges, especially in water policy. By passing this bill, which is not perfect, but far better than the version considered and vetoed last year, the Arizona legislature..
1/3 Today, in a strong bipartisan vote with a majority of both parties voting in favor, the Arizona House joined their colleagues in the Senate by passing the historic, compromise version of an “ag-to-urban” bill.
2/2 For things like funding #SB347 and litigation funding to protect Arizona’s rights to the Colorado River. I URGE our legislators to avoid this unprecedented budget standoff and work instead to finish a full year budget as they have done every other year.
1/2 The proposal by the Arizona House to do a “continuation budget” is not a substitute for the hard negotiations and work that we expect from our Arizona legislative leaders, and it runs the risk of leaving out funding for important bipartisan initiatives in the current budget
Republicans’ latest tax scheme hands out breaks to billionaires while slashing health care. It would be devastating for Arizona, especially our Native American communities.
I met with Gila River Indian Community Governor @crimpima to talk about the impact & why I’m fighting back.
Today, I have the solemn responsibility to be the first president to formally apologize to Native peoples – Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Native Alaskan – for what happened during the Indian Boarding School era.
It's long overdue.