If I could use an aviation term, it is more as a copilot.

That is part of American leadership.

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

I should be able to spell AI. I am not going to give up and will eventually hopefully be able to make some real contributions through this Committee and others as well.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

We have plenty of work still to do, but I am encouraged that we are more than up to that.

Good morning, everybody. I hope we remember how to do this. It has been a while since we have sat in this room, at this table, but we are delighted to be able to do it today.

Today, we are going to expand upon those efforts, focusing on the law's drinking water programs.

I feel it again today. We did a lot of good work toward the end of just before we broke for the recess.

For justice delayed is justice denied. We want to make sure that these positions are filled, filled with well-qualified jurors.

Nearly 2 years after becoming law, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is helping to make clean water a reality for millions of households, for schools, and childcare facilities across our country.

I believe that includes a moral obligation to ensure that all Americans have access to clean, safe, and reliable water services.

That is quite a disparity.

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