Sheldon Whitehouse: “It is very regrettable, because I think the Clean Water Rule has been very effective.”

We introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act in July, which would require the federal government to approve disaster aid when a state meets FEMA’s criteria for assistance.

We need more clarity on that.

Most of the dealbreaker humps we’re over, but now it’s refining the language, taking raw agreements into legislative texts and figuring out what schedule for voting succeeds.

“must pay for any network upgrades needed to serve their big demand, so ratepayers don’t bear the cost burden of added infrastructure.”