"I think the ratio of getting $1 to $2 billion in construction for a $100 billion program is ridiculous."
"I think it is taking advantage of projects where you have lots of potential partners and parties."
"Absolutely not."
"What we typically term as a legacy site or an abandoned site in Colorado is that mining took place prior to environmental laws being enacted in Colorado."
"The subcommittee will come to order."
"I ask unanimous consent that Members not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit with the subcommittee at today's hearing and ask questions."
"Welcome everyone to the hearing today: 'Building a 21st-Century Infrastructure for America: Water Resources Projects and Policy.'"
"If we were to charge fees under the auspices of using it for a particular purpose and then spending it elsewhere in the private sector, that is called embezzling. In the Federal Government that is cal..."
"the timeline for our water resource projects are completely unacceptable."
"These projects aren't luxuries. These projects, in many cases, mean life or death."
"I don't think it is really going to fit or address some of the solutions there."