Barbara Boxer: “To those who are listening as I read from this list, it did include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, it did include the…”

“To those who are listening as I read from this list, it did include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, it did include the AFL-CIO, Transportation Trades Department, which is so encouraging, and the National Governors Association. And I guess I will read this one: The nation's governors applaud Congress for reaching an agreement that provides states with the resources to address their critical water infrastructure needs . . . governors urge the House and Senate to pass the WRRDA conference report and send it to the President for signature as soon as possible. I want to say how much I endorse what the Governors said. Send this bill to the President as soon as possible. I would be remiss if I didn't mention Congressman Shuster, who heads my counterpart committee in the House. Congressman Shuster was a delight to work with, even when it got tough for me. We had some tough, tough disagreements, but he stuck with it. I also want to congratulate him on his victory yesterday, and I want to tell him, through this statement, how much I look forward to working with him on the Transportation bill. If we can do this, we can do that. That is important because we have to keep America moving. We are the greatest Nation on Earth, but you can't be the greatest Nation on Earth if you don't have modern water infrastructure, if your cities are flooding, if your ports can't move products. You can't.…”