John Kerry: “Mr. President, the subcommittee has allocated $50 million for the clean-up of Boston Harbor, a modest sum given the…”

“Mr. President, the subcommittee has allocated $50 million for the clean-up of Boston Harbor, a modest sum given the magnitude of the challenge and the scope and cost of the clean-up project. While the residents of Boston continue to face rising water and sewer rates, these rates are not nearly as high as they would be without the assistance of the federal government. The Boston Harbor clean-up project construction will be completed in the next two years. Federal assistance in these two remaining years will be crucial to ratepayers in the 43 greater Boston area communities who must shoulder most of the burden of the $3.5 billion project, which also includes the $2 billion required for combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and other water infrastructure upgrades.”