Bruce Westerman actually said...

"Therefore, it is imperative to the millions of Americans who rely on these projects that we ensure they are operating well into the future and serving the purposes for which they were developed."

"The state of our water resource infrastructure is very poor."

"I want to strongly emphasize that a conversation about resiliency and planning for the future means nothing if the Corps is not completing projects currently on the books."

"We need to expeditiously turn this funding around in order to rebuild and improve our water resources infrastructure."