Grace Napolitano

According to recent analysis, nearly 30,000 industrial facilities could be discharging PFAS into the air and water.

the cumulative impact is frightening, really it is.

Thank you again to Chairman DeFazio, Ranking Member Graves, Chairwoman Napolitano and Ranking Member Rouzer, and all members of the Subcommittee for the opportunity to submit this testimony.

I think passing the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act would have had a significant impact on reducing some of the assaults and some of the problems we have seen since the pandemic started.

I have introduced the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act included in the INVEST in America Act.

Can you expand on that?

Do you agree that expanded Federal support for recycling projects, especially large-scale ones, can help provide greater water security for communities in the Basin?

The previous administration tried to singlehandedly gut the expertise and authorities of Federal agencies.

That is unconscionable to have that happen.

As we all remember, the previous administration tried to singlehandedly gut the expertise and authorities of Federal agencies.

I sincerely thank the administration for fully funding Whittier Narrows, which is in my district.

We need to stop using Band-Aid approaches, and be able to give enough funding to be able to get things done.

Let me start by commending the Biden administration for restoring critical funding and respect to the agencies under the jurisdiction of this Subcommittee.

This year, it is refreshing to see that President Biden's budget request restores the funding levels that are necessary to accomplish the important work of all the agencies under this subcommittee's jurisdiction.

I have great concern for the protection of the Clean Water Act, and I am troubled that the administration has not addressed the 'dirty water rule.'

I commend the Biden administration for restoring critical funding and respect to the agencies under the jurisdiction of this subcommittee.

I am pleased to see that President Biden has proposed to reverse the destructive funding cuts and undo the damaging regulatory rollbacks of the previous administration.

I agree with you, by the way.

The funding that is required because of what is already approved, it is way beyond that.

I requested $500 million to be added to Title XVI.

In instances like Puerto Rico, can we make sure that the infrastructure policy is changed to allow rebuilding to modern infrastructure, not to the same old, to withstand frequent hurricanes or emergencies?

Many constituents in my area were struggling to identify and access funeral assistance and would like to know what efforts you make to improve outreach and accessibility?

California has always been a donor State in many areas, so I kind of take exception to that.

This Congress, I joined with Chairman DeFazio, and Congressman Fitzpatrick, in introducing H.R. 1915, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021.

Today, we continue to discuss the need to renew the federal commitment to fund our clean water infrastructure challenges.