Sheila Jackson Lee: “This has to do with the freeze that we had in Houston, and I am very grateful for this amendment because there were more…”

“This has to do with the freeze that we had in Houston, and I am very grateful for this amendment because there were more than 100 people who died. Mr. Speaker, my second amendment has to do with wastewater. A recent report suggested that wastewater resources in facilities in urban and rural areas were at their lowest. This forces a study to determine how to improve and to ensure that those kinds of resources for wastewater and sewage are equal in rural and urban areas as would be otherwise. I am grateful for these amendments because they will change lives, and certainly, the bike amendment will allow us to be able to save lives. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Invest in America Act (RCP 117-8 and RCP 117-9; H.R. 3684), and the Jackson Lee Amendments incorporated in the Chairman's En Bloc Amendment. Let me thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for their hard work in crafting and shepherding the legislative package before us today. I thank the staff of the Transportation Committee for working with me and my staff on the three Jackson Lee Amendments that are included in the En Bloc Amendment. These amendments are intended to make a good bill better.…”