WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony before the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee as part of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Member Day. Below are the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following written testimony by Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you both for considering my testimony as the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure continues its work this Congress, especially with the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). As the representative of the e  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Chair Graves, Ranking Member Larsen and Members of the Committee: Mahalo for allowing me to testify today on critical priorities for Hawai'i ahead of the Committee's consideration of the 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Maha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, thank you for holding this hearing and giving members an opportunity to discuss their priorities for the 2024 Water Resources Development Act. I appreciate this Committee for sticking to the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you, Committee Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, Subcommittee Chairman Rouzer, Ranking Member Napolitano, and all other Members of this distinguished Committee for allowing me to speak on issues within the Water Res  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thanks for the invitation to testify. Three topics that I want to discuss today. 1. Water Quality 2. Transportation 3. Nuclear Energy I represent Florida's 19th District which covers Lee and Collier County, in Southwest Flori  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, D-Texas, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As a former member of this Committee, I am proud of and excited about the work we have accomplished in previous Water Resources Development Acts, and I appreciate the opportunity to testify today   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * I am here today to join my colleagues in underscoring the critical role of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 for my state and district and to convey my specific priorities on behalf of my district and the sta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, subcommittee Chairman Rouzer and Ranking Member Napolitano, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the importance of this year's Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Over the past iter  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, thank you for hosting this Member Day. And thank you for allowing me time to address you and the Committee. I'm here today to discuss an issue that has impacted my constituents since long b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you Chairman Rouzer, Ranking Member Napolitano, and your respective staff for the hard work you have put in to developing the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA). On a bipartisan basis, your Committee has now complete  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Washington, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and Members of the Committee, thank you for hosting today's Member Day hearing and for the opportunity to share a few of my priorities related to the forthcoming Water Resources and Develo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you, Chairman Rouzer and Ranking Member Napolitano for hosting this important hearing today, and for allowing me to testify in front of this Committee. I would like to take this time today to discuss an issue that is critica  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Hello Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larson, and distinguished Members of the Committee. My district is home to many pristine beaches along the Gulf of Mexico. It is my utmost priority to ensure beach renourishment continues  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Good morning, Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen, and thank you for allowing me to testify on behalf of my Water Resources Development Act request. I appreciate your time and attention. I have requested a feasibility   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen: thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of Illinois' 15th District. I am here today to speak in support of my bill: H.R. 5722 - The Upper Mississippi River Levee Safety Act, wh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for inviting me here today, I'm grateful for your audience. On New Years Eve of 2022, my home state of California saw firsthand the real danger of climate change. Unprecedente  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen, thank you for providing me the opportunity to participate in today's hearing. I am here today to discuss critically important water resource issues impacting Central Washington which I  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you, Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for the opportunity to testify today. I'd like to highlight several WRDA priorities for my district in Southwest Washington, including one that has been in the wor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member. I want to first thank the committee for their work on WRDA 2022. During the last WRDA member day, I spoke to this committee on the importance of the continued funding of the Howard Hans  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Eric Sorenson, D-Illinois, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * I want to begin by thanking Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for convening this hearing and for welcoming member testimony as you craft this important legislation, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. I am proud  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, for hosting this hearing. In January 2020, winter storms and high water levels caused significant damage to many Great Lakes communities' water infrastructure, such as the Racine  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today and share WRDA priorities that are critical for the communities I represent. I am here once again to talk about what we need to do to protect my residents from flooding and   more