Alex Padilla actually said...

I think you have given some indicators to my following question, but I want to ask it for the record.

Thanks to the work of the bipartisan members of this Committee, Congress provided over $4 billion for tribal sanitation over the next 5 year...

It only makes sense for the Federal Government to financially support the longer term viability of significant initial investments.

It is about making sure an entire community doesn't have to worry about one lightning strike or one burst pipe or extreme weather.