Lizzie Fletcher: “There are two main drivers for our priorities, and I know they are the priorities of this committee and of this…”

Race was always a driving factor and a driving factor to make it harder for minority Texans.

To make our communities safer and more resilient through infrastructure investment; and two, to support economic growth through infrastructure investment.

Thank you very much, and thanks to Chairman Latta and Ranking Member Matsui for convening today's hearing.

I am proud of and excited about the work that we have done together and the things that we have accomplished in the previous Water Resources Development Acts.