Political Quotes

“as the Presiding Officer knows, President Trump has called on Congress to take up major infrastructure legislation. Passing an infrastructure bill would create jobs, grow our economy, and help keep families safe. Water infrastructure is a key part of the President's call. Drinking water systems, dams, levees, ports, reservoirs, and waste water systems matter to just about every community in the country. Infrastructure is an essential part of everyday life. Infrastructure brings water into our homes and protects us from flooding caused by catastrophic storms, like the one we had this past week on the east coast. Many of these aging water systems are in need of significant attention. Several need to be repaired or fully replaced, while other, long-awaited projects need to get started. The time to upgrade our water infrastructure is now. Last week, committee leaders from the Senate and the House of Representatives reached a deal of historic proportion on comprehensive water infrastructure legislation--now passed in the House and awaiting passage in the Senate. The name of the consensus bill is ``America's Water Infrastructure Act.'' As the chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, I worked closely with Ranking Member Carper, Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman Inhofe, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Cardin to reach this deal with the House.…”