"Thank you for holding this hearing and continuing to pursue a solution to the nation's aging water infrastructure."
"In 2008 this subcommittee held a similar hearing and we learned then that the maintenance backlog for the Bureau of Reclamation's water facilities alone exceeded $3.2 billion."
"In fact we just witnessed a near disaster right here in the Nation's capital when water in Prince George's County was nearly shut off to tens of thousands of residents during the hottest week of the s..."
"This is a bipartisan issue. The need to repair our aging infrastructure in water and elsewhere applies to each of our States."
"I think what you're hearing from this committee is that those data bases need to be a little more than internal and a little bit more than a, sort of, a working tool, but a real reporting to Congress ..."
"We do need a national water strategy as well as a national infrastructure strategy."
"Today the Subcommittee on Water and Power is holding an oversight hearing on aging water infrastructure in the United States."
"Thank you, Admiral, for appearing before the Committee. And let me say how grateful we all are..."
"I support your nomination. I am anxious to support your speedy confirmation."
"When funding is short, we cannot afford the expenses and inefficiency of lawsuits to manage critical ocean and coastal resources."
"to the extent that it is both profitable and sustainable, it ought to be a model for the rest of the world."