Water Infrastructure, Safe Climate Caucus

Floor Speech

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the importance of the ambitious investment in water infrastructure in every community across our great Nation.

I recently wrapped up a tour of several water systems in upstate New York, and what I saw was infrastructure in urgent need of attention--broken pipes, flooded communities, and a lack of technical support for our municipalities. I have spoken with colleagues on both sides of the aisle here in the House, and I have heard similar problems.

We as a Nation must always keep an eye on our debt and on our deficits, both current and those years down the road. To that end, we must realize that investment is needed now to save dollars in the decades to come. We live in a world in which we upgrade our phones, our TVs, our cars, and other personal items almost every 2 years. It is time to apply that same mentality to the delivery systems that move around our most precious commodity--water.

To my colleagues who haven't already done so, I urge them to get involved in this issue within their own communities because it is not just H20 flooding out of those broken pipes just under our feet; it is water plus taxpayer dollars--hard-earned taxpayer dollars.

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