"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..."
"Unfortunately this situation hasn't improved much in the last 5 years."
"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 ..."
"What is the one thing that the Congress ought to be doing to address our aging water infrastructure from your perspective?"
"This is really a Federal responsibility. This is something we're going to have to appropriate the dollars to help to solve."
"This is a bipartisan issue. The need to repair our aging infrastructure in water and elsewhere applies to each of our States."
"We do need a national water strategy as well as a national infrastructure strategy."
"Thank you for holding this hearing and continuing to pursue a solution to the nation's aging water infrastructure."
"I support your nomination. I am anxious to support your speedy confirmation."
"When funding is short, we cannot afford the expenses and inefficiency of lawsuits to manage critical ocean and coastal resources."
"to the extent that it is both profitable and sustainable, it ought to be a model for the rest of the world."
"Thank you, Admiral, for appearing before the Committee. And let me say how grateful we all are..."