Tom Carper

That is part of American leadership.

I do not like to waste my money. I do not like the waste of the taxpayer money.

Our job is to serve the people of this country.

Any time. Thank you for those very thoughtful questions and good responsive answers.

If I could interrupt for just a moment. I am going to Chair this Committee for just a little while.

God, it was fun doing that again. I used to be him. Now I am me.

I have had the privilege of representing Delaware, which is about 90 minutes away by train from Wilmington to Washington.

We need to break those patterns that we have been locked into and be strategic and thoughtful how we do so.

We really need to work on interagency cooperation between all of our Federal programs.

I am told that something like 30 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions that we are creating in this country comes from the cars, trucks, and vans that we drive.

That does not diminish at all the importance of this hearing, so we are deeply grateful for your participation.

I am going to telegraph a pitch. I have a couple of questions to ask of you.

I think agencies like NOAA, like the CDC and others can be very helpful in building heat literacy at the local level.

This summer's widespread extreme heat has been really staggering, including a month... of temperatures over 110 degrees in your own city of Phoenix.

Both of you mentioned the PROTECT Program that we created in Congress in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

I am proud that our Committee has played a leading role in the enactment of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.

As I have said more than a few times in this room, climate change is an issue we can no longer afford to ignore.

I know I will get my way.

Members of this Committee are very proud of the work that we have done on infrastructure for our country.

Categorical grants from Congress make up 25 percent of my entire operating and staffing budget.

Thank you for your leadership on these issues and your leadership on the Subcommittee you chair.

Thank you, Senator Capito.

That is quite a disparity.

We are trying to change the narrative, change the culture where it is a true profession, it is a great, noble profession.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided more than $55 billion for drinking water and wastewater improvements, the largest investment in our Nation's history.