Political Quotes

“I will submit for the Record an exchange of letters between the Committee on Budget, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Chairman, I am proud today that we are considering one of my highest priorities as the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee--H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, or WRRDA. WRRDA is the most policy- and reform-focused legislation of its kind in the last two decades. The new name reflects the landmark reforms. We have added an ``R,'' for Water Resources Reform and Development Act, because of the number of reforms that we have in here. It is the most fiscally responsible WRRDA in history, and there are no earmarks. It does not cede our constitutional congressional authority to the executive branch. We made sure that we maintained that. We have worked together in a bipartisan way on this bill since day one, developing this bill with input from Members and stakeholders through listening sessions, roundtables and hearings. I want to thank my partners and original cosponsors, Ranking Member Rahall, Water Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs, and also Water Subcommittee Ranking Member Tim Bishop, for their work on this piece of legislation.…”