John Cornyn: “the significance of this announcement seems to have been undermined by the cuts that were announced simultaneously.”

I’m proud to join Senator Padilla in introducing the Desalination Reauthorization Act, which would authorize desalination grant programs for the next year to help construct more ocean and brackish-water desalination facilities to ensure…

That's a convenient excuse, and it happens to be untrue.

We didn’t have the authority to sort that out.

the ball is in Blanche’s court.