Peter Welch actually said...

"Long overdue investments in infrastructure require a stable and reliable federal funding source."

"We have to have more resilient systems, and that has to be organically ingrained in the legislation."

"Local governments are ill-equipped to take on stormwater, wastewater, and drinking water upgrades necessary to ensure our water is safe to drink."

"Federal funding must be provided to help ensure that our infrastructure is resilient to withstand increasingly powerful weather events."