"Thanks. Our Washington State Constitution says gas tax has to be used for transportation."
"Cutting investment in infrastructure is not an option."
"We cannot have a big league economy with little league infrastructure."
"Now, we have the third highest gas tax of any State in the country or so."
"Yes, that which legislatures codify, they can decodify."
"Clean water is a human right that historically underserved communities, including Tribal communities, have lacked access to for far too long."
"Thank you, Chair Rouzer and Ranking Member Napolitano, for holding this hearing on clean water infrastructure financing."
"I urge the committee to take this long overdue action on rail safety."
"This stands in contrast to the chaos we are seeing right now in FY 2024 funding talks."
"In 2022, Washington State had 662 fires... this year, to this date, Washington State has had 1,855 fires."
"It is imperative that Congress work together in a bipartisan manner to replenish the DRF as soon as possible."