"I look forward to working with all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in enacting a fifth consecutive WRDA for 2022."
"We are currently developing our fifth consecutive, bipartisan, WRDA bill."
"Authorizing the Coastal Texas Study and the Port of Houston policy requests is in our national security interest and our national economic interest."
"The West is facing serious water supply challenges due to the drought."
"I urge my colleagues to support these efforts to reinforce the progress we've made on the Great Lakes and protect our drinking water infrastructure."
"This infrastructure that we have throughout our Nation is aging. We know that. We absolutely have to continue to invest, I believe, in clean drinking water and watersheds to protect water quality."
"Food is a national security issue. Every day, putting food on America's dinner table is really a national security issue, and we should treat it as such."
"The reality of climate change, I think, has made supporting more reliable water reserves even more critical."
"California in 2021 was the second driest year recorded, spanning more than 100 years since we have been keeping records."
"Thanks to the Biden Administration--we secured $1.1 billion in funding for Everglades restoration through the bipartisan infrastructure bill."
"I support the full inclusion of the SHORRE Act in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022."
"I want to thank the Committee for their commitment and work on this legislation."