Rep. Doug LaMalfa
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12/25/2025
Wishing you a Merry Christmas! This season, as we honor the birth of Jesus Christ, we’re reminded to pause, give thanks, and spend time with those we care about. May your Christmas be filled with joy, love, and meaningful time with family and friends.
12/22/2025
What’s at stake in Potter Valley is not an abstract policy debate. These proceedings are the difference between farms staying in business or shutting their gates for good. Cutting off this water would cripple agriculture across the region, put federal assets at risk, and make an already tough drought and wildfire situation even worse. Reliable water from these reservoirs is critical not just for farming, but for fighting wildfires that threaten homes, businesses, and lives. After meeting with USDA officials and some bipartisan colleagues, I appreciate Secretary Rollins and the Trump Administration for stepping in and demanding FERC take these real-world consequences seriously before moving forward.
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LaMalfa, USDA Weigh In to Protect Potter Valley Water and Firefighting Resources Washington, D.C.—Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) applauded action by the Trump Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to intervene in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proceedings involving the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.
I was pleased to see the House pass H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, which delists the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act. Gray wolves are an apex predator being inflicted upon the people and the wildlife of Northeast California and the West. There are wolves that are encroaching on elementary schools in Siskiyou County. This is not a little red riding hood story. This is not a made-up deal. This is very real, and they’re coming closer and closer to town.
Even as wolf populations continue to expand, outdated federal protections under the Endangered Species Act have stripped away the tools needed to manage them. The ESA was meant to help species recover, not keep them permanently listed long after recovery goals are met. The gray wolf is a clear example of how the law has drifted from its original purpose, and it’s time to delist them. Rural Californians are tired of being victimized by these federal and state regulations.
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