Of course, we would have a lot fewer road fatalities and traffic deaths in America if we had a better rail system.

the actual increase of the formula distribution in IIJA was not even enough to fully cover the cost of inflation.

Having such a presence like that puts an even greater target on the back of the United States and our infrastructure, and makes us more and more vulnerable to a cyber attack or an attack on particularly our water infrastructure.

In 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act, a historic investment in our Nation's infrastructure that will help build and modernize our water system, transit networks, and broadband, among others.

We thank you for holding today's hearing of the House Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee.

It is a national imperative to secure the foundational technology and infrastructure that underpins our Nation's most critical functions.

the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to dismantle critical parts of our infrastructure.

I think that we have energy problems throughout the world, frankly. And I think that for us and this country, I think we have great opportunity if we don't squander it like removing the lower Snake River dams.

It has been made clear by Congressman Simpson, Senator Murray, and Governor Inslee that the energy and capacity of the dams must be replaced prior to dam removal.

And since electricity depends on an integrated grid, having such reliable electricity available at a moment's notice is essential...

If they all did want to run their air conditioner, I doubt we could even support that.

The secretive mediation surrounding litigation and potential removal of these dams is an outright betrayal of the citizens who depend upon this infrastructure.

There is no other country in the world that would spend billions of dollars that have been invested in the improvement of these dams which would provide affordable, reliable electricity, irrigation for productive farm ground, feeding millions, flood control to protect local communities, locks for the transportation of products that we export around the world, and, yes, fish passage both upstream and downstream to protect fisheries, and then even have a conversation or consider destroying all of that.

the benefits of the dams could be replaced.

I would note that in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law we had $116 million that was going to advance the work.

Congress made its intention clear in the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act that the abandoned coal mine land reclamation funding should create good paying jobs for displaced coal workers and incentivize union labor.

The better use of our time today if members focus on funding the government, improving school infrastructure, closing academic achievement gaps, and confronting other serious challenges facing children, educators, and families.

California has had 12 atmospheric rivers since late December. Damage to homes, communities, infrastructure is widespread across California.