00:00Any of the three local jurisdictions involved, whether that's the Commonwealth of Virginia,
00:04the state of Maryland and Governor Moore, or the District of Columbia, to step forward
00:08and to ask the federal government for help.
00:11Five years earlier, there has been no improvement under the leadership of Governor Moore.
00:15He's clearly shown he's incapable of fixing this problem, which is why President Trump
00:19and the federal government are standing by to step in.
00:22The District of Columbia, let's all hope and pray that this governor does the right thing
00:26and ask President Trump to get involved, because it will be an ecological and environmental disaster.
00:31The sewage pipe that broke on the Potomac, can you give us an update on the federal government's
00:36response?
00:36And officials have told CBS that some of that aging infrastructure is a concern, that this
00:42particular pipe wasn't even of the most urgent concern.
00:45Do you know if the government is looking into which other pipes could be at risk of collapsing?
00:51MS. Well, the next step in this process is for any of the three local jurisdictions
00:57involved, whether that's the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland and Governor
01:01Moore, or the District of Columbia, to step forward and to ask the federal government for
01:06help, and to ask for the Stafford Act to be implemented here, so that the federal government
01:11can go and take control of this local infrastructure that has been abandoned and neglected by Governor
01:18Moore in Maryland for far too long. In fact, it's no secret that Maryland's water and
01:23infrastructure have been in dire need of repair. Their infrastructure has received a nearly failing
01:28grade in the 2025 report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers. This is the same grade
01:34they've received five years earlier. There has been no improvement under the leadership of Governor
01:39Moore. He's clearly shown he's incapable of fixing this problem, which is why President Trump
01:44and the federal government are standing by to step in. And for all of the environmentalists in the
01:48room and across the District of Columbia, let's all hope and pray that this governor does the right thing
01:53and ask President Trump to get involved, because it will be an ecological and environmental disaster
01:58if the federal government does not step in to help. But of course, we need the state and local
02:02jurisdictions to make that formal request. That's part of the legal process to move forward.
02:08So you said that any of the three Democrats just need to ask. A few minutes ago,
02:13Maryland's Governor Westmore asked, he said, if the president wants me to ask nicely, our response
02:18is this, please, Mr. President, do your job. To which I say, I'll ask the president and we will provide
02:26you with the next steps. But in all seriousness, the federal government has been preparing plans.
02:31The White House has been in contact with FEMA, with the Army Corps of Engineers,
02:35with the Environmental Protection Agency. Again, we've been standing by. This is a problem we want
02:39to fix, not just for the federal government, but for everyone who lives in the District of Columbia,
02:44including all of you. So you're welcome. To your point about that, there are a lot of events
02:48coming up for America 250. The president wants people from all over to come to the nation's capital.
02:54Is he worried that by the summer, the Potomac River will still smell like poop?
03:02He is worried about that, which is why the federal government wants to fix it. And we hope that
03:07the local authorities will cooperate with us in doing so. Steve.
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