Kirsten Gillibrand actually said...

"There is still a massive gap between the amount of funding that is needed and the amount that is available to meet the infrastructure needs that we have."

"New York is just unique. We are an older State; our infrastructure was built between 50 and 100 years ago."

"New York has substantial water and sewer infrastructure needs. I think the last estimate I saw was about $70 billion of need over the next 20 years."

"So are there things we should be doing on a national level to make more Federal money available for the more urgent needs around the country?"