Bipartisan bill helps ensure clean drinking water for all Americans May 6, 2021
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, joined Rick Duncan, executive director of the Delaware Rural Water Association, and David Baird, National Rural Water Association president, along with representatives from water suppliers throughout Delaware April 23 to highlight the support for the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 This legislation, the first infrastructure bill advanced by a ssenate committee this Congress, will strengthen drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, foster economic growth, enhance the health and well-being of families across the nation, and address environmental justice.
How do we define infrastructure?
How much should we spend?
How do we pay for it?
These are some of the many questions that are on people’s minds, but the biggest question is, can Republicans and Democrats actually work together and cut a bipartisan infrastructure deal?
This past week proves that the answer is a resounding yes.
Last Thursday, the Senate passed the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (DWWIA).
As the top Republican–also known as the Ranking Member–of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, I worked closely with Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) to craft this meaningful legislation that addresses our country’s aging drinking water and wastewater systems.
To do so, he’s pursued bipartisan accomplishments meant to polish President Biden
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The question is how long Schumer can keep his caucus on the same page, with growing challenges coming.
The toughest decision may be deciding when to say time is up for Sen. Joe Manchin
“I think the task is difficult because the party doesn’t really have a singular identity and that makes it very difficult,” said Steve Jarding, a Democratic strategist.
Schumer isn’t yet ready to shut down the outreach effort to Republicans, but without signs of significant progress soon, liberals in the Senate will lose patience.
Carper announces Senate passage of clean water bill in Wilmington
Delaware News Desk
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, joined Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki, Wilmington Public Works Commissioner Kelly Williams, National Rural Water Association President David Baird and National Wildlife Federation President Collin O’Mara on May 3 to announce the Senate passage of the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021.
This legislation, the first infrastructure bill advanced by the Senate this Congress, would strengthen drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, foster economic growth, enhance the health and well-being of families across the nation and prioritize disadvantaged communities.
Staff writer
CHARLESTON Once again, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and 1st District Congressman David McKinley, R-W.Va., came in among the top 10 of members of Congress willing to work across the aisle and party lines.
The non-partisan Lugar Center founded by former U.S. senator Richard Lugar and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University released their annual Bipartisan Index Rankings on Monday for the 116th Congress, covering 2019 and 2020.
The index looks at members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and ranks members based on their willingness to work with members of the opposite political party. Lugar Center Policy Director Dan Diller said that despite the perception that the country is more politically divided than ever, individual members of Congress still worked together on numerous issues.