Kirsten Gillibrand actually said...

"So what I am really worried about is, if we agree that this need of $70 billion investment over 20 years is legitimate..."

"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."

"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."

"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?"