I call the committee back to order. Thanks to the first panel and we appreciate your testimony and i would like to welcome the second panel of witnesses before the committee. First we have ms. Botts, executive director for agriculture and rule of element, position which she was named in 2013, she has over 15 years of experience working in agriculture and helping individuals in rural areas understand issues related to policy and financing. You could be of help to individual sentors i would imagine. She pent ten years working in agriculture at federal level as policy staffer in the house of representatives. She grew up in a farm in kentucky. We see her ms and currently live on a small farm with husband and two children. We look forward to your testimony. General manager, kansas america, he is the general manager of the kansas rural Water Association. His career who has spent five decades has been focused to ensure all of kansas Rural Communities have access to affordable water. Critical
I call the committee back to order. Thanks to the first panel and we appreciate your testimony. We welcome the second panel that is with us. Fir, we have mr. Ms. Botts, she is a executive director for the kentucky she was named in 2013, has over 15 years of experience working in agriculture and World Development policy issues and helping individuals in rural areas understand issues related to policy and financing. You could be of help to individual senators i would imagine. Before returning to kentucky to work for kcard, she spent ten areas working on agriculture ask a policy staffer in the house of on representatives, grew up on a farm in kentucky and received a ms and bs in rural economics in kentucky and lives on a small farm right now, with her husband and two children, welcome to you, maam. We look forward to your testimony. Second witness is mr. Elmer general manager, Water Association and kansas america. He is the general manager of the kansas rural Water Association. His career
Make it easier for the department of Veterans Affairs to fire, demote or suspend employees. Final passage scheduled for 6 1. Later in the week the senator heitkamp legislation to expand sanctions on iran, targeting people who work on irans illicit missile program. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Under the previous order, the question occurs on the elwood nomination. Mr. Alexander i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer any senator in the chamber wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 67. And the nays are 33. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration legislative now and proceed to the consideration of s. 10994, whi
Wildlife, fisheries, water and wildlife to order. We are here today to discuss innovative financing and funding to address americas i did efficient Water Infrastructure sflchl. Many members of this committee including myself often reference the American Society of Civil Engineers, infrastructure report card. Currently they grade americas drinking Water Infrastructure with a d. Was wastewater slightly better at dplus. Reminds me of some of our grades in school. How about you . This is not a rural problem or big city problem. Its not a republican or democrat problem. This is a National Emergency and we need to find solutions before its too late. It is one thing to see these terrible grades on paper but what does this actually mean for people in their daytoday lives . Usually when we imagine life without clean and efficient Drinking Water and wastewater, we picture communities that do not resemble our own. We picture faroff countries that do not have all the blessings america has. Sadly,
Wildlife, fisheries, water and wildlife to order. We are here today to discuss innovative financing and funding to address americas i did efficient Water Infrastructure sflchl. Many members of this committee including myself often reference the American Society of Civil Engineers, infrastructure report card. Currently they grade americas drinking Water Infrastructure with a d. Was wastewater slightly better at dplus. Reminds me of some of our grades in school. How about you . This is not a rural problem or big city problem. Its not a republican or democrat problem. This is a National Emergency and we need to find solutions before its too late. It is one thing to see these terrible grades on paper but what does this actually mean for people in their daytoday lives . Usually when we imagine life without clean and efficient Drinking Water and wastewater, we picture communities that do not resemble our own. We picture faroff countries that do not have all the blessings america has. Sadly,