Grace Napolitano

Today is a good day to do this. We will continue to discuss the need to renew the Federal commitment to fund our clean water infrastructure challenges.

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

I included a provision in last year's transportation bill that would amend the Federal law from the 1950s prohibiting EV charging stations at transit park and rides and public rest areas on the highway.

There is a provision in H.R. 2 that I authored that would help pay for the installation of protective shields in buses to prevent assault on busdrivers.

I agree with you, funding is a big issue.

It is critical that the Corps prioritize immediate implementation of the critical policies enacted in WRDA to address the protection and well-being of our communities and environment.

I couldn't agree with you more.

We ignore the Native Americans, and, of course, the Territories as you have heard from Puerto Rico.

It would be nice to know what they do with anything they are given.

Every American is impacted by the need for clean water and our investments in wastewater infrastructure.

I urge all of our Members to pay very close attention. Listen to the stories and reflect on the real challenges all our American families face every day in obtaining safe and affordable water and wastewater services.

However, more needs to be done.

I would like to thank the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure chair Peter DeFazio and the Subcommittee on Water and the Environment chair Grace Napolitano.

ASCE urges Congress to prioritize our nation's water infrastructure by developing legislation that not only makes critical investments, but creates jobs, protects public safety and acts as an economic recovery tool.

We must give them a voice as they often struggle to also address challenges of declining rate bases, lower-income households, and other competing local needs.

Congress must act this year.

I would like to ask unanimous consent that the testimony of the Friends of the Everglades be submitted for the record.

The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 confirms the priority status of the Everglades Reservoir, requires transparency in how precious Everglades water is divvied up, and acknowledges the importance of reducing harmful discharges of…

Thank you for your comments, Mr. Ritter. And I would like to point out that nowhere are there any mention of Native American water rights, which also go into the equation.

Well, it will be good to see what is in it, to be able to determine whether it is going to be effective.

We thank you for your attention to Everglades restoration, water management and the emerging concerns that are intertwined with Harmful Algal Blooms.

The goal of a comprehensive restoration of the Florida Everglades remains as important to the State as it ever has been.

All lives matter. It is just important that we recognize that the injustices to all people of color have been going on for many generations, and nothing is going to stop it until the word and the change come from the top.

I was absent during roll call vote No. 109. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on passage of H.R. 6800--the Heroes Act. =========================== NOTE =========================== May 15, 2020, on page H2255, the following…

I was absent during roll call vote No. 105. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 965. =========================== NOTE =========================== May 15, 2020, on page H2018, the…