Solorio Applauds Governor for Signing Water Legislation
California Political Desk
November 11, 2009
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim), a vigorous supporter of legislation to save the Delta and ensure water sustainability for all Californians, congratulated Governor Schwarzenegger for signing the Legislature´s historic, comprehensive water bill package that outlines California´s water future.
The Governor was in Friant yesterday signing SB 2 X7, a bill that authorizes an $11.1 billion water infrastructure bond on next November´s statewide ballot.
Schwarzenegger called on the Legislature to meet in an extraordinary session to address California´s water crisis early in October. Assemblyman Solorio worked tirelessly in the ensuing weeks to garner support — and votes — for the resulting bipartisan water package.
"I want to commend Assemblyman Solorio for his pivotal role in getting this historic legislation approved," Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California said. "Jose has been a true leader in addressing water issues – not just for Southern California, but for the entire state and its economy."
Solorio is Chair of the Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State´s Water Crisis, and served on the Legislature´s Joint Water Conference Committee. He joined with assemblymembers Anna Caballero and Jared Huffman to work with Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and other leaders at the Capitol to help negotiate the bipartisan water package.
"If I helped to persuade colleagues of the merits of the water bill package, I´m grateful they listened. It was important for the desperate interests to know the provisions in the bills that will benefit everyone," Solorio said after the vote. "I saw my role in this as simply articulating the common ground and bringing Southern California´s interests forward."
As chair of the "New Democrats," a pro-job caucus within the Assembly, a member of the Latino Caucus and a member of the Assembly´s Southern California delegation, Solorio was in the unique position to garner cross-over support for the water bill package through extensive outreach.
"The package represents the most significant water infrastructure and policy advances in decades," Solorio said. "But our work is just beginning. Now we need to reach out to California voters with the same information that convinced members of the Legislature that this is California's best roadmap to water sustainability and economic growth."
The Governor was in Friant yesterday signing SB 2 X7, a bill that authorizes an $11.1 billion water infrastructure bond on next November´s statewide ballot.
Schwarzenegger called on the Legislature to meet in an extraordinary session to address California´s water crisis early in October. Assemblyman Solorio worked tirelessly in the ensuing weeks to garner support — and votes — for the resulting bipartisan water package.
"I want to commend Assemblyman Solorio for his pivotal role in getting this historic legislation approved," Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California said. "Jose has been a true leader in addressing water issues – not just for Southern California, but for the entire state and its economy."
Solorio is Chair of the Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State´s Water Crisis, and served on the Legislature´s Joint Water Conference Committee. He joined with assemblymembers Anna Caballero and Jared Huffman to work with Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and other leaders at the Capitol to help negotiate the bipartisan water package.
"If I helped to persuade colleagues of the merits of the water bill package, I´m grateful they listened. It was important for the desperate interests to know the provisions in the bills that will benefit everyone," Solorio said after the vote. "I saw my role in this as simply articulating the common ground and bringing Southern California´s interests forward."
As chair of the "New Democrats," a pro-job caucus within the Assembly, a member of the Latino Caucus and a member of the Assembly´s Southern California delegation, Solorio was in the unique position to garner cross-over support for the water bill package through extensive outreach.
"The package represents the most significant water infrastructure and policy advances in decades," Solorio said. "But our work is just beginning. Now we need to reach out to California voters with the same information that convinced members of the Legislature that this is California's best roadmap to water sustainability and economic growth."
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