However, we must first and foremost provide the people of Puerto Rico NOW an energy supply that is affordable to the consumer, reliable for both base loads and peak loads.

My amendment will direct $4,000,000 within the International Border and Water Commission to clarify the responsibility for the operations and maintenance of the International Outfall Interceptor (IOI). This is in addition to, and separate…

We need to ensure--which will take our work, here in Congress--that we change the operations of our water management systems to take climate change into consideration.

We need significant investments in our crumbling dams, irrigation infrastructure, acequias, and the restoration of our precious ecosystems.

I really appreciate the testimony and the timing of this hearing.

We have a tremendous opportunity with the budget, infrastructure, and reconciliation processes that are happening now to make an investment in water and in our communities.

Do you think there is enough investment within the budget that you are proposing to deal with this extreme weather?

I appreciate the investments.

I couldn't agree more.

We need to assess whether the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations within the Department is functioning correctly for the next century.

The historic significance of this moment should not be lost.

I want to thank you for wasting no time in improving our Nation's conservation and Native American policies.