"Certainly, Hawaii is a State where there is a huge military presence as well as many veterans."
"So, if we pursue a remedy such as requiring that the G.I. Bill loans be included in the 90 percent, that would take away the incentive for some of these bad actors from targeting veterans?"
"I want to commend all of you for your commitment in helping our servicemembers, veterans and their families"
"It's particularly important to the Hawaii tourism economy which has helped to drive our unemployment below 5 percent."
"Parks are a wise investment supporting hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoor recreational activities."
"Thank you to the chairman and the ranking member. Thanks, ranking member, for your accommodation."
"In fact we just witnessed a near disaster right here in the Nation's capital when water in Prince George's County was nearly shut off to tens of thousands of residents during the hottest week of the s..."
"This is a bipartisan issue. The need to repair our aging infrastructure in water and elsewhere applies to each of our States."
"I think what you're hearing from this committee is that those data bases need to be a little more than internal and a little bit more than a, sort of, a working tool, but a real reporting to Congress ..."
"This is really a Federal responsibility. This is something we're going to have to appropriate the dollars to help to solve."
"We do need a national water strategy as well as a national infrastructure strategy."
"Today the Subcommittee on Water and Power is holding an oversight hearing on aging water infrastructure in the United States."
"Unfortunately this situation hasn't improved much in the last 5 years."
"What is the one thing that the Congress ought to be doing to address our aging water infrastructure from your perspective?"
"Thank you for holding this hearing and continuing to pursue a solution to the nation's aging water infrastructure."
"In 2008 this subcommittee held a similar hearing and we learned then that the maintenance backlog for the Bureau of Reclamation's water facilities alone exceeded $3.2 billion."
"to the extent that it is both profitable and sustainable, it ought to be a model for the rest of the world."
"I think it's an important first step, but bills of rights are generally enforceable and there is an accountability mechanism."
