John Bel Edwards: “Just as oil and gas was the economic engine for Texas in the 20th century, the availability of water will be the…”

The Chair thanks and congratulates Chairwoman Bice. The Chair now invites two former Members, Dennis Ross of Florida and Cheri Bustos of Illinois, to offer remarks.

And this is about me.

We are patrolling, and there will be consequences for breaches of the law.

Every year since 1996, Congress has failed to pass our annual spending bills on time. Every year since 1996, despite work still left to be done, August rolls around and Congress goes home, kicking the can down the road and leaving funding…