Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse

Floor Speech

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Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of America's Water Infrastructure Act, which includes the House-passed WRDA.

The chairman's commitment to passing bipartisan WRDA bills every 2 years has been an impactful item at better managing the bureaucracy at the Army Corps and more regularly approving vital water projects. This is good government and a policy that I would like to see the committee remain committed to in the future.

In my district, Mr. Speaker, this bill is extremely important to the agriculture economy and to everyone who relies on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. I am glad the final bill included my amendment to stop the Army Corps from building any new, unproven structures for endangered species along the Missouri, and, instead, they now are required to prove that it will actually work before spending millions of taxpayer dollars.

The Corps has to prove that these structures do not negatively impact the other management priorities on the Missouri River.

In closing, this is a good bill, and it is necessary to advance the important flood control projects and ensure our inland waterways remain reliable and efficient options for transporting goods.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote for S. 3021.

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