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Members cite flood losses and warn cuts to water programs threaten resilience and local projects
Summary
During the FY2026 energy and water markup, members described recent deadly flash floods and urged continued investment in water infrastructure and Corps and Reclamation projects; one member said the bill slashes the WaterSMART program by 75% and flagged local impacts.
Several Democratic members used personal and regional flooding examples during the subcommittee markup to argue for stronger water infrastructure funding and to criticize cuts in the FY2026 energy and water spending bill. Representative Kaptur described recent extreme flash flooding in Texas and West Virginia, noting “we had 4 year, 1000 year floods last week alone” and called for resilient infrastructure, land‑use planning and disaster warning systems. She said…
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