"Can you tell the Committee how the budget cuts proposed by the House Republicans related to the debt ceiling would impact funding for water infrastructure projects?"
"To move backward by cutting our budget with respect to bureau reclamation and water delivery has the potential to severely impact the 40 million people who rely on that basin for fundamental needs suc..."
"I am very concerned that the Federal law currently prohibits States from allowing electric vehicle charging stations at highway rest stops."
"I am excited to continue working with you to provide flood control, water quality protection, environmental restoration, and navigation for all our local communities across the country."
"Clean water was not always a partisan issue."
"The Trump "dirty water rule" eliminated Federal protections on a minimum of 75 percent of streams and wetlands."
"These are the very same waters and wetlands that are critical to capturing and storing rain and snowmelt."
"However, we believe this cost should be borne by those seeking to pollute our waterways."
"The "dirty water rule" would have led to higher water bills for American families and businesses."
"We all want certainty."
"I applaud the Biden administration for overturning the Trump 'dirty water rule' and reinstating decades-old and well-understood protections of our Nation's rivers, streams, and wetlands."
"We must protect and strengthen the Clean Water Act to preserve the health of our economy as well as our communities, our environment, and our water-dependent futures."