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Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Great Lakes Restoration The ShipyardsLorain, Ohio12:15 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. They're all for Marcy. God love you, kiddo. You're the best. Before I begin, I want to just point out I was having a --just sitting and talking for a second with the Director of HUD and a former congresswoman just on the other side of this district. And she said something that reminded me of what I miss as well. She said, "It's so good to be home in Ohio." No, I really mean it. And I said, "You're probably the only one here that understands that every time I get a chance, I go home to Delaware." (Laughter.) You think I'm joking. I'm not. I represented Delaware for 36 years as a United States senator. And just like most congressional districts, the good news is the bad news: Everybody knows you. (Laughs.) But it's great to -- it's great hearing you say that. It's great hearing you say that. Well, Administrator Regan -- I talked him into coming out of what they consider God's country down in the North Carolina area. And he came up and took on this job. And -- and as I said, and a proud daughter of Ohio, Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs Marcy -- Marcia Fudge, who's represented the district as well. And Mitch Landrieu, who is leading the implementation of our infrastructure -- where are you, Mitch? They don't know anybody from New Orleans down here. He used to be the mayor of New Orleans. And I called him -- mayors know how to get things done, as the Mayor will tell you here. And I called him, asking if will he be the hands-on guy to actually implement the law -- implement it, get it done, and let people know how they can access it. And Brenda -- Brenda Malloy [Mallory], Chair of our Council of Economic [on Environmental] Quality. Brenda, where are you? There you are. Thank you, Brenda. We rode