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Helping Hoover Dam

Floor Speech

By: Susie Lee
By: Susie Lee
Date: June 28, 2024
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. LEE of Nevada. Madam Speaker, this week marked the 95th anniversary of President Hoover signing the law that created the historic Hoover Dam in southern Nevada, marking nearly a century of generating clean hydroelectric power for millions of Americans.

Sadly, not even a structural achievement as grand as the Hoover Dam is immune from aging, and its maintenance needs are mounting.

That is why I have introduced the bipartisan Help Hoover Dam Act, a simple solution that would unlock over $45 million in existing and much-needed resources for this American icon, all at no additional cost to taxpayers.

Much of the work that I do here in Congress focuses on cutting red tape to make government work better for Americans. This is a dictionary definition of that.

I look forward to advancing this bill so we can make sure that the Hoover Dam continues to stand as tall and proud in the 21st century as it did in the 20th.

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