Kirsten Gillibrand actually said...

"As Congress continues discussions and drafts legislation to provide for paid leave, we would recommend that it leverage the private insurance industry as you move forward."

"It also authorizes the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study to protect communities like those that are experiencing devastating flooding last summer along Lake Ontario."

"We have hundreds of dams and levees that are critical to communities across the State which must be properly maintained to ensure those communities are protected from flooding."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Mr. Ranking Member, for holding this hearing, and for your bipartisan leadership in drafting this bill, the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018."