WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, advocated for affordable water utilities for families across the country and stronger flood protections for communities.
At an Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, Padilla and U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) proposed an amendment to the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA), legislation that would authorize flood risk management, navigation, and ecosystem restoration projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). WRDA also reauthorizes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) drinking water and wastewater infrastruct...