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Ranking Member Larson presses for full implementation of the 2024 Water Resources Development Act
Summary
In an opening statement to the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee, Ranking Member Mr. Larson criticized slow implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 — saying only three provisions have been implemented — and outlined priorities for WRDA 2026, including affordability for small and rural communities and climate resilience.
Mr. Larson, the ranking member of the full committee, used his allotted five minutes at the start of the hearing to push the administration to implement the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 and to lay out the committee's priorities for the next WRDA.
"Since 2014, this committee has honored its commitment to meet local water resource needs across the country through bipartisan and biannual enactment of the Water Resources Development Act," he said, framing regular enactment as a source of construction jobs and policy reforms that…
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