"The cost of water is rising. Household water and wastewater bills have increased 160 percent since 1998."
"I know Senator Cardin talked to you, Ms. Powell, earlier about your experience in taking advantage of the resources available and what it meant for customers that were able to receive aid."
"Thank you, Chairman Durbin, and Ranking Member Graham."
"It is also my honor to introduce President Biden's latest nominee to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Judge Lee."
"Judge Lee is joined today by her family."
"It just speaks volumes of her willingness to serve and their support of her in service to not just the judiciary, but to our country."
"I think most people appreciate that the diversity of our country is a strength for us."
"California is the bell weather for the climate crisis, whether it's feeling and responding to the immediate impacts of extreme heat on our most vulnerable, flooding, and what it means for drinking wat..."
"It's the old adage, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
"being smart and strategic with those funds and investments do pay a huge dividend, not if, but when if major disasters happen"
"it's not just communities and homes and businesses, but important rail line, second busiest rail region, second only to the northeast corridor"
"I doubt that is the case as we are getting into the hundreds and thousands of inputs per day."