Political Quotes

“I would like to sincerely thank my ranking member and partner in this bipartisan bill, Senator Carper. You could not have asked for a better colead moving this legislation forward. I agree with exactly the sentiments expressed by the senior Senator from Delaware that America's Water Infrastructure Act could not have happened without a lot of hard work from a number of dedicated legislators, as well as dedicated staff. I also thank the chairman and ranking member of our Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, Chairman Inhofe, Ranking Member Cardin, and their staffs for their important contributions and their strong support. As Senator Carper mentioned the House, I thank our colleagues there and partners in this effort, Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member DeFazio of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone of the Energy and Commerce Committee, along with their staff. They did a significant amount of heavy lifting to get this important water infrastructure bill to the finish line. Finally, I thank the staff of the Environment and Public Works Committee for their tireless work on the legislation. Senator Carper mentioned them from both sides of the aisle. On my staff, I thank Richard Russell, Brian Clifford, Andrew Harding, Lizzy Olsen, Pauline Thorndike, Craig Thomas, and Mike Danlak, and my chief of staff, Dan Coonsman.…”