"I have no objection to the hearing and its emphasis, but the concern, however, remains that this hearing only looks at one side of the coin."
"Thank you Mr. Chairman and thank you for the witnesses for being here today."
"We need to look at the infrastructure because some statistics prove that we lose about something like 22 percent of the actual water to water main breaks."
"Because we talk about climate change, but we do not talk about the actual loss of above ground storage evaporation rates, and I think that should be part of the equation when we talk about that."
"I just looked at and I introduced into the record, but I did not indicate what it really did..."
"I am proud to cosponsor H.R. 3176, legislation sponsored by my colleague, Ranking Member Peter DeFazio."
"They are essential to this country and to the legislative process, and we need them back at work."
"it is estimated that drought costs $6 to $8 billion a year in the United States."
"I just think we need to have more input and more information to be able to make a more informed decision."
"Our role is to ensure that whatever law is passed... is good for the people that we represent."
"We need to continue to ensure that we have all of the parties represented, that we have the voices of those that sometimes don't speak."
"the issue of the States getting a fair share of their taxes, the funds that go into your user tax"