Mar 23, 2018
March 23, 2018 - On Thursday, both the House and the Senate voted to fund the federal government for the next six months, Capitol Hill has one less thing to worry about this year. After easily
Mar 16, 2018
Mar. 16, 2018 - Last month, WEF and other water sector leaders reached out to House and Senate Appropriators asking for an increase in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural Development
Mar 16, 2018
Mar. 16: On March 15th, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing to hear testimony on the 2017 and 2018 Reports to
Mar 16, 2018
Mar. 15: On March 15, Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) who Chairs the House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee said he did not see the need for a rider on the Waters of
Mar 09, 2018
Mar. 9, 2018 - Recently, WEF and other members of the water sector sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies asking for support
Mar 09, 2018
Mar. 9, 2018 - Last week, Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) introduced a bill, the Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act (HR 5127), to assist water agencies with the expansion, planning,
Feb 16, 2018
Feb. 16, 2018 - Recently, a bipartisan group of House Members lead by Rep. Elizabeth Esty introduced the Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act (HR 4947) in the House to improve the
Feb 16, 2018
Feb. 12, 2018 - On Feb. 12, President Trump released his 55 page outline for legislation to establish several new infrastructure funding programs, streamline the regulatory review process for
Feb 09, 2018
February 7, 2018 - On Feb. 7th, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to send former Senate staff member and lobbyist Andrew Wheeler’s nomination for the No. 2 job at the
Feb 09, 2018
February 9, 2018 - This week, the White House announced it will unveil its infrastructure proposal on February 12. A White House official said that the proposal will include the Administration’s
