John Boozman actually said...

it seems a bit backward to me as we mainly end-up funding mitigation projects only after a disaster occurs.

What we urge you all to do--and you will have our support--is whatever infrastructure bill comes out, make sure water is included in it.

As a former member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and now part of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committe...

Having clean water as part of that larger bill I think would be a tremendous investment.