"Thanks to the work of the bipartisan members of this Committee, Congress provided over $4 billion for tribal sanitation over the next 5 years via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."
"Will the projects that are now funded because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will they be successful without funding operations and maintenance?"
"This is really, in my opinion, an interim State solution to what is fundamentally a Federal problem and responsibility."
"I think you have given some indicators to my following question, but I want to ask it for the record."
"It only makes sense for the Federal Government to financially support the longer term viability of significant initial investments."
"Good. I do have questions about certification. That is an important piece here."
"We want folks to enter into this career field. And if there are too many barriers in place, which I think they are, maybe we should look at it again."
"Absolutely, it is needed."
"So yes or no, would there be value in establishing that?"
"We see huge needs there."
"Is there something about the nature, the fundamental nature of the different types of water agencies that impacts for better or worse access to safe, clean drinking water by the different types of age..."
"Different than access and quality, affordability."