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California’s water system, constructed in partnership with the federal government, was built on a predictable weather cycle every calendar year. Throughout the winter, snow piles in the Sierra before it melts in late spring and flows throughout the state just when farms need it most. For decades, this cycle, paired with our world-class water infrastructure, allowed for reliable water deliveries, captured excess flows in reservoirs and efficiently moved supply to refill our groundwater tables. But that rhythm is slowly changing.
MERCED, CA – Congressman Adam Gray (CA-13) hosted his second Veterans Advisory Committee meeting today at Merced’s American Legion Hall, welcoming veterans and their families along with local advocates and officials.
WASHINGTON, DC – On the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid, Congressman Adam Gray (CA-13) introduced legislation to restore funding to critical Medicaid and ACA programs. Cuts to Medicaid and ACA programs included in the partisan reconciliation bill signed by President Trump in July threaten health coverage for 15 million Americans, including nearly 420,000 people in Congressman Gray’s district who rely on Medicaid (known as Medi-Cal in California).
DOS PALOS, CA – The Bureau of Reclamation has announced they will award $93 million to the Arroyo Canal Fish Screen and Sack Dam Fish Bypass Project near Dos Palos. The construction contract will further Bureau efforts to secure water access for Central Valley users and improve fish passage in the region.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is teaming up to reintroduce a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Rep. Adam Gray and Rep. David Valadao say The Dignity Act of 2025 will be crucial because it would provide legal status for some undocumented immigrants.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Adam Gray (D-Merced) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to give producers fairer market prices for their livestock through disaster assistance programs. The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Improvement Act would require the Farm Service Agency to more regularly update the LIP payment rates that dictate livestock market prices.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) released the following statement after the House voted to pass the partisan GOP tax and spending bill.
“My Republican colleagues had every opportunity to work across the aisle and advance thoughtful, commonsense legislation to rein in bureaucracy and federal spending while protecting programs that Americans rely on.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) issued the following statement after voting in favor of a House resolution regarding recent protest in Los Angeles, CA.
“Let me be clear: I condemn recent ICE raids throughout California that are causing fear across the Valley. There are ways to fix our immigration system, but these terror-inducing raids are not one of them.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced), member of the House Agriculture Committee, recently joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers representing California’s Central Valley to send a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pushing for action to protect dairy and poultry farms from continued avian flu spread.
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