Hal Rogers: “I thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves for including my request to fund Section 531, the program for…”

“I thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves for including my request to fund Section 531, the program for Southern and Eastern Kentucky. In the region that I serve, we are still fighting for clean water and reliable wastewater systems for our families, our schools, and our businesses. Many of our folks, like those in Martin County, are often forced to boil water because lines are failing, and believe it or not, we are still finding straight pipes dumping raw sewage into some of our beautiful streams. Thanks to Section 531, some 35,000 families in Southern and Eastern Kentucky now have their own septic system or access to a reliable wastewater system, and over 90 percent of my rural region now has access to clean water. But it should be 100 percent in every part of America. Anything less is shameful. And that is why this funding increase and this bill are so critical. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member, Mr. Graves, and Chairman DeFazio for bringing a great bill out, and I urge its support. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).”