I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Huffman The Acting CHAIR. It…

But I really do want to emphasize that we are really not across the finish line until this bill is implemented.

Forty-five years later, water quality continues to be a challenge across the country and in my home State of Connecticut.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing on improving water quality through integrated planning.

Our communities need additional financial resources and assistance to clean up their local rivers, streams, and lakes.

Improving our Nation's water quality should continue to be a priority for Congress, and I look forward to working together to help our communities make continued progress in restoring their local rivers, lakes, and streams for the…

Poor water quality does not just threaten public health, it jeopardizes our fisheries, limits recreational opportunities, and is a drag on our economy.

We want the most effective use of tax dollars. We all want that.

The Federal Government, I believe, should be exploring whether targeted Federal subsidies to assist individual households, lower income, which many of you flagged that challenge.

the primary Federal program to provide this assistance, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, was last reauthorized 30 years ago.

Reauthorizing and funding the Clean Water State Revolving Fund is particularly important for many of our States.

I thank the gentleman, Mr. Garamendi, for our shared commitment to American manufacturing and to ensure that, once again, America will be the envy of the world for a fantastic infrastructure and transportation system. Mr. Speaker, I yield…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of National Infrastructure Week. I do this proudly as the daughter and granddaughter of civil engineers--men who built bridges, roads, airports, and dams all across this…

Structural reform has always proved very difficult. Almost all the structural reforms... have been made by Democrats.

You are not just in the transportation business. You are in the customer service business, and we have seen some rather noteworthy and disturbing failures in the last few weeks.

These are bills that ensure that we are keeping faith with our veterans and keeping economic pace with the reality of what things cost in America today.

there is no safe dose of dioxin.

We sent them into harm's way and they are now experiencing exactly the same symptoms and problems that their colleagues, men and women in arms, were facing on land.

Thank you, Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Napolitano, for convening this hearing today on an incredibly important topic, and as you may have gathered, rare in this place these days, one of bipartisan support.

the most important thing that Congress could do is not take steps to create additional silos

maybe we could have a hearing on this issue because I think it is really important

I would rather rely on scientists who have a better sense of where the science may be going.

The United States has a leadership role in basic science, and we have to follow that where it takes us.

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Rogers of Kentucky). The gentlewoman has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining.

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Connecticut has 14 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Tennessee has 18\1/2\ minutes remaining.