"Improving our Nation's infrastructure is an area where we can find common ground and make real improvements to the daily lives of the American people."
"Louisiana, despite maximizing and capturing available Federal dollars every year, sees a transportation budget that is only about 6- to $700 million annually."
"My district contains 3,403 bridges; a total of over 20,000 miles of local and interstate roadway."
"Thank you, Chairman Simpson, and Ranking Member Kaptur, and my colleagues and distinguished members of the subcommittee."
"Let's hope not catastrophic levels."
"I mean, we are all interested in increasing transparency, and the more that we can make it readily available and accessible, understandable for, you know, just taxpayers, the better, I think because w..."
"Today, I ask the committee to help fund dredging needs that will provide much-needed resources related to flooding and navigation benefit, and not forget the tremendous benefit that shallow draft wate..."
"I want to thank you for this opportunity to testify in front of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee on the importance of developing and maintaining Louisiana and the Nation's water infrastru..."