Dear D.C.: California’s Central Valley is not your political punching bag

In Merced, one situation perfectly illustrates the problems created when political promises collide with cold, hard reality. 

The Central Valley is where America’s food grows. Our agricultural communities, working families and small businesses depend on being able to move goods to market efficiently. We need stable roads and transportation infrastructure to make that happen, but right now, we are being held hostage by an administration that tried to cut red tape and instead tied itself into knots.