On the recordSeptember 7, 2017
In response to my colleagues from the Democratic side of the aisle, it is clear, as I stated previously, that the President has signaled not only that he supports the plussing up of the money as I propose in this amendment, that he supports plus-ing up a much larger amount the Clean Water State Revolving Funds as part of an overall infrastructure plan. To say otherwise is simply untrue. This President wants everyone in the United States to have clean drinking water. He supports this program, and for someone to say otherwise, it is just not true. She also stated that robbing Peter to pay Paul is something that may be going on here. We are talking about clean drinking water, $250 million of clean drinking water, that would come out of the general fund. I would much rather see a little discomfort from bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., than to see people not have clean drinking water nationwide. I want to reiterate the importance of supporting the effective State Revolving Fund program. It has done a great job nationwide, and we need in these tough fiscal times to find ways to make these things work. This is a way to do it. Take away from the general fund, take away from instances in which bureaucrats may not be able to rent the car of their choice or have the pencils that they choose or an upgraded computer. I would much rather have that than to have dirty drinking water for our constituents nationwide. Mr.…
