Kind of reserved and enigmatic quality to grant. Monday night on cspans q a. Next, trapgs infrastructure investment. Testifying about state gas tax increase, public and private partnerships and improvements to the Highway Trust Fund. This subcommittee hearing is two and a half hours. Well call the subcommittee to order. First thing id like to ask unanimous consent that members who are not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit at the subcommittee hearing today so they can ask questions. That is so ordered without objection. I would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. Its going to focus on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure, and the committee is holding a host of hearings to gather ideas on what congress can do to achieve this goal. And today were going to hear ideas from our highways and transit stakeholders. Gathering input from the stakeholders is essential to the prot process that we use to gather policy. The fast track act was the first highway bill in mo
Partnerships and improvements to the Highway Trust Fund. This subcommittee hearing is two and a half hours. Well call the subcommittee to order. First thing id like to ask unanimous consent that members who are not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit at the subcommittee hearing today so they can ask questions. That is so ordered without objection. I would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. Its going to focus on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure, and the committee is holding a host of hearings to gather ideas on what congress can do to achieve this goal. And today were going to hear ideas from our highways and transit stakeholders. Gathering input from the stakeholders is essential to the prot process that we use to gather policy. The fast track act was the first highway bill in more than a decade and well continue to need your assistance with future legislation. Even with the Additional Resources we provided in fast, the Transportation System still needs
Wildlife, fisheries, water and wildlife to order. We are here today to discuss innovative financing and funding to address americas i did efficient Water Infrastructure sflchl. Many members of this committee including myself often reference the American Society of Civil Engineers, infrastructure report card. Currently they grade americas drinking Water Infrastructure with a d. Was wastewater slightly better at dplus. Reminds me of some of our grades in school. How about you . This is not a rural problem or big city problem. Its not a republican or democrat problem. This is a National Emergency and we need to find solutions before its too late. It is one thing to see these terrible grades on paper but what does this actually mean for people in their daytoday lives . Usually when we imagine life without clean and efficient Drinking Water and wastewater, we picture communities that do not resemble our own. We picture faroff countries that do not have all the blessings america has. Sadly,
Wildlife, fisheries, water and wildlife to order. We are here today to discuss innovative financing and funding to address americas i did efficient Water Infrastructure sflchl. Many members of this committee including myself often reference the American Society of Civil Engineers, infrastructure report card. Currently they grade americas drinking Water Infrastructure with a d. Was wastewater slightly better at dplus. Reminds me of some of our grades in school. How about you . This is not a rural problem or big city problem. Its not a republican or democrat problem. This is a National Emergency and we need to find solutions before its too late. It is one thing to see these terrible grades on paper but what does this actually mean for people in their daytoday lives . Usually when we imagine life without clean and efficient Drinking Water and wastewater, we picture communities that do not resemble our own. We picture faroff countries that do not have all the blessings america has. Sadly,
I call this hearing of the subcommittee on fisheries, wildlife, fisheries, water and wildlife, to order. We are here today to discuss innovative financing and funding to address americas deficient Water Infrastructure. The purpose of this hearing is simple, today we will be discussing americas current approach towards Drinking Water and wastewater investment Wastewater Infrastructure investment. Many members of this committee including myself often reference the American Society of Civil Engineers, asce, infrastructure report card. Currently the asce grades americas Drinking Water infrastructure with a d. Wastewater has a slightly better grade, a d plus. That reminds some of our grades in school. Not you. Im glad you didnt look this way. This is not a rural problem or a big city problem, its not a republican or a democrat problem. This is a National Emergency and we need to find solutions before its too late. It is one thing to see these terrible grades on paper, but what does this act