On the recordSeptember 28, 2016
I wish to thank the majority leader for his comments and for the conversations we have had--publicly and privately--and our Senate Democratic leader, as well, for being such a stalwart, as well as all of our colleagues. We in the Senate have done the right thing and moved forward on a WRDA bill that has an important package for Flint and other communities that have lead-in-water issues. At the beginning of this week, there was a House bill that did not include anything for Flint or anything around that contamination. We now have a commitment. There is going to be something in the House WRDA bill and a commitment that the final bill will include the work that we did in the Senate. So I wish to thank again Senator Inhofe, Senator Boxer, and all of our colleagues. This is a very positive step forward. I will just remind people that folks in Flint are literally bathing with bottled water every single day, and the sense of urgency only grows. So I am anxious to work with our leadership to get this done. Thank you. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, we expect to start voting on the CR around 2 o'clock, and with a little cooperation, we should be able to get that over to the House this afternoon. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader.
