[env-trinity] Fresno Bee: Feinstein hosts 7 California reps in closed-door water bill talk

[Tom Stokely]

http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/01/27/4350996_feinstein-hosts-7-california-reps.html?rh=1 

Feinstein hosts 7 California reps in closed-door water bill talk
BY MICHAEL DOYLE
Bee Washington BureauJanuary 27, 2015 Updated 18 hours ago

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The never-sending search for a California water bill showed, perhaps, a little progress Tuesday as seven Democratic House members met for over an hour with Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The late-morning meeting in Feinstein’s third-floor Senate office was the first of its kind in the new Congress.
“It was a constructive conversation,” said Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno.
Exactly how constructive, though, is a matter for speculation, as each of the House members exited the private meeting with their lips effectively sealed. One participant, Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, briefly explained the group no-comment by saying that “all of us are interested in building trust.”
Feinstein, in a statement, called the meeting “very helpful and productive.”
“I am also meeting with individuals and members of a wide range of groups and continue to work on drafting a bill,” Feinstein said.
Also participating in the meeting were Northern California Reps. Doris Matsui, John Garamendi, Mike Thompson, Sam Farr and Jerry McNerney. 
Contact Michael Doyle:  mdoyle at mcclatchydc.com,  (202) 383-0006 or  @MichaelDoyle10 on Twitter

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