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House members press for WERDA authorizations and targeted water investments for flooding and sewage projects
Summary
Members urged the committee to include projects in the Water Resources Development Act and to protect investments in flood control and drinking‑water infrastructure, highlighting Metro East (IL) sewer projects, Cahokia Heights, Corpus Christi desalination and emergency responses in Connecticut.
Several representatives used the member‑day hearing to press for inclusion of water‑resource and water‑infrastructure projects in the 2026 Water Resources Development Act (WERDA).
Representative Budzinski asked the committee to build on the 2024 Thomas R. Carper WERDA authorization that raised Army Corps resources for Metro East from $100 million to $150 million and cited a $7.3 million appropriation secured for the Cahokia Heights East Interceptor Sewer. “When an…
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