I think we`re building those blocks towards a really good solid infrastructure package that has bipartisan support.

Thank you for calling this hearing and thank you, Mr. Secretary, for joining us.

I have always been optimistic that we would get here, but I am absolutely thrilled that we reached a bipartisan agreement that will address our Nation's surface transportation needs.

Today proves, once again, that we can come together to develop a bill that reflects input from both parties and the stakeholder communities.

I also want to provide special thanks to Senator Cardin and to Senator Cramer, who lead the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

this bill, I think, really is the anchor to those bipartisan discussions.

I unfortunately for you all will be opposing this amendment for several reasons.

There continue to be vast differences between the White House and Senate Republicans when it comes to the definition of infrastructure, the magnitude of proposed spending, and how to pay for it.

Included in the ACE Act was the Chesapeake Watershed Investment for Landscape Defense, Chesapeake WILD, Act, which created a new $15 million grant program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support habitat restoration in the Bay…

I think that is a good point. I think, in some ways, where we have kind of gotten hung up a little bit on this is, a lot of times, I think our local landowners and our folks who have been in the communities for years really are the best…

The Committee has a history of passing bipartisan legislation aimed at conserving wildlife and wildlife habitat.

Thank you. Mr. Treharne, I wanted to ask you about, I mentioned in my opening statement, President Biden's America the Beautiful Initiative, or 30 by 30, which sets a goal of conserving 30 percent of U.S. lands and water by the year 2030.

When you start pushing down mandates from Washington and other places that don't fit with the local conservation plan or envisionment for your own property, that is where it really starts to rub people the wrong way.

I believe testing and strategic reserve is where those dollars came from, to address the migrant crisis at the border.

It is essential that we preserve our public lands and our ecosystems while ensuring access to outdoor recreation.

I think our State in many sections of our State, and Senator Manchin I think would agree here, have come forth with some tremendous ideas to be solutions to the problem that are community based.

I think in a place where there is a lot of talking, maybe listening is the better key to getting things done.

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…

I ask unanimous consent to address this for a minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank Senator Kennedy for this. I pull up my local newspaper, and the first thing that comes up is listing the boil water advisories. This is absolutely needed. I think it is a great idea. I am very much in support of this. Vote on…

we yield back our time. Vote on Amendment No. 1472 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.

I just want to join with Senator Carper in opposition to this amendment. While I think it is well-meaning for the State of Florida, and I think that both Senator Rubio and Senator Scott have made us aware of this issue, I think that in…

I would also join in the positive comments to say this meets two issues that I care deeply about and certainly hit my State, which is the PFAS issue and also small and disadvantaged communities. It very much helps with safe and clean…

I rise in opposition to the resolution of disapproval on the Trump EPA's methane policy rule. This resolution we have in front of us today is nothing more than political posturing, I believe. Ironically, the Democrats are targeting natural…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S.J. Res. 14