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“As a testament to the gentleman's amendment, I am a proud cosponsor of that particular amendment and I am pleased that he has offered such. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I misspoke earlier. This en bloc amendment includes a number of proposals offered by my Democratic colleagues, and it reflects our shared values of investing in the American people to create good paying jobs, grow opportunity, and provide a lifeline to the vulnerable; and I urge support. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. McNerney). Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, I thank the chairwoman for her hard work on this excellent piece of legislation, the staff and Democratic members of the committee, and all Members across the aisle for their hard work on these very important issues. I rise today in support of my two amendments to division B of H.R. 4502. These two amendments draw much-needed attention to the energy-water nexus. Energy and water development systems have become more vulnerable as water scarcity and uncertainty have become more pronounced in the West. It is time for a more integrated approach to addressing challenges and opportunities, and my amendments encourage our government agencies to improve underlying data collection and analysis.…”