Grace Napolitano: “That is why this is not the time to cut our budget for water infrastructure, because that will only make it harder for…”

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I am pleased to join my great Ranking Member Larsen and thank the gentleman for the kind accolades; Chairman Graves; my friend, Chairman Rouzer; and members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in bringing the conference…

Each day that passes absent clarity by the Federal government on Sackett compliance is one more day that business and the environment are at risk.

It is imperative we work to address the climate change to protect our water supplies and increase the presence of regional, large-scale water projects for the benefit of the future U.S. climate change.