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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 3:30pm
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE:
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce opposes an amendment expected to be offered by Sen. Rubio to S. 914, the “Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021,” which would imperil the bipartisan agreement on this strong water infrastructure bill.
S. 914 would provide a significant infusion of funding to communities across America to reinforce aging drinking and wastewater systems, including to remedy issues like lead pipes. However, Sen. Rubio’s amendment would change the formula deployed for 34 years to allocate state revolving loan funding. While this formula needs improvement and updating, a change of this magnitude has not been adequately assessed. Affected stakeholders have not had an opportunity for input, and the other positive and negative outcomes of this proposal, such as the communities that would win or lose, are not sufficiently known.
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital
Congress. The Senate is in session this week, and the House is out of session until May 10. House Republicans are headed to Orlando, FL this week for their annual issues retreat, which will include numerous speakers, though former President Donald Trump has not been invited. Meanwhile, the Senate is set to vote on numerous nominees as well as on Sen. Tammy Duckworth s (D-IL) Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, which earned a unanimous vote last month in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
Additionally, there are a handful of committee hearings this week, including a hearing from Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Wednesday on the COVID response and one from House Science, Space, and Technology (SST) on National Science Foundation research. On Thursday, the hearings include ones from the House Education and Labor and House Small Business Committees on Building Back Better and f
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