James Oberstar: “I want to thank Ms. Richardson for her courageous and thoughtful and straightforward comment.”

We want to protect our waters. We want to protect our wetlands. We want to provide for future generations.

The diverse water resources challenges throughout the United States are often studied, planned, and managed in individual 'silos,' independently of other water areas and projects.

The Highway Trust Fund, based chiefly on the gasoline tax, will never again be adequate to fund even ongoing maintenance of our roads and bridges.

We must move away from complete reliance on public funding for infrastructure and forge a new, stronger connection between private capital and infrastructure needs.