Political Quotes

“this week on the Senate floor, my colleagues and I have explained how the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 would make significant improvements to our country's water infrastructure. After a bipartisan, regular order legislative and amendment process, we move to final consideration. This legislation makes meaningful progress on our drinking water and wastewater challenges that will benefit the States represented by every single one of us. It invests heavily in the State revolving loan funds to give our States that flexibility they need in their funding. It creates a new grant program specifically for small and disadvantaged communities to upgrade their systems, fix leaky pipes, and prevent water loss. It helps connect low-income households to public water systems or helps them to get new and better septic tanks. It supports water infrastructure projects on Indian reservation lands and in Alaskan Native villages. It provides assistance to remove and replace lead pipes, as well as lead testing in schools and childcare centers. It encourages the next generation to be a part of that water infrastructure workforce that is so critical. All of the investments represent the EPW's shared goals of improving public health and fostering economic growth in all of our communities.…”