Paul Tonko actually said...

Every life and every job in this country depends on clean water. We must protect this precious resource and not throw away all the progress ...

the committee has heard alarming reports of people without access to safe drinking water in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands

It is important that we are holding this hearing and I thank you for doing that.

I want to thank him for his friendship and know that he will--and I certainly know that he will be fighting for disaster assistance for Hous...