Maintenance of project infrastructure is just as important as constructing it.

There should be data that we can rely on that progress is being made.

There should be data that we can rely on that progress is being made.

Yesterday I was proud to introduce legislation to waive 50 percent cost share for tribe for WaterSMART grants.

Cost shares, lack of support technically, or agencies not working together results in projects not being completed.

Without action, Mr. Chairman, insufficient Federal funding will remain a significant barrier to Indian water rights settlements.

I hope that is somewhere we can have a more robust conversation, look at methodology, understand what may or may not be occurring in that space so that we can move forward with funding, especially given the decision that came down from the…

The answer should be yes. We hear the problems with tribe after tribe;

I would also like to point out that maintenance of project infrastructure is just as important as constructing it.

Recent census data show that after the pandemic relief programs... resulted in a sobering 15 million people in poverty.

Extending the Child Tax Credit would indeed have a significant impact on children in poverty.

It seems like old inequalities that existed before the pandemic snapped back after pandemic programs expired.