Water Resources Development Act

After a tense couple of weeks due to President Donald Trump’s threats to veto the $2.3 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (H.R. 133), an omnibus appropriations bill that included… Read More

After a year of severe trials, the long-awaited vaccines to the coronavirus are now being distributed, thanks to Operation Warp Speed. It may take months for enough of us to… Read More

At the end of an eventful and disruptive year, Jupiter and Saturn aligned for their first conjunction observable from Earth in 800 years, forming a “Christmas star.” In Washington, D.C.,… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Escaping a “chopping block,” the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA 2020) made it into a massive package Congress passed to fund the government and provide coronavirus relief to the… Read More

The latest version of the Water Resources Development Act is heading toward probable passage in the Senate, possibly as part of a larger appropriations bill. Capitol Hill sources say the… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Trying to keep its track record intact, the House passed by voice vote the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, sending it on to the Senate for final congressional… Read More

This exceptional year has brought us COVID-19, economic turmoil and partisan discord culminating in a bitter and divided high-turnout election that is still being disputed, not to mention drought and… Read More

Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) gave a video presentation at this year’s Waterways Symposium November 12, one day after she learned that she had been nominated by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to… Read More