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Thomas R. Carper: “Thanks to champions like Senator Ed Muskie, a Democrat from Maine, and Senator Howard Baker, a Republican from…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2023
Thanks to champions like Senator Ed Muskie, a Democrat from Maine, and Senator Howard Baker, a Republican from Tennessee, Congress enacted the Clean Water Act in 1972.
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Thomas R. Carper

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Carper acknowledges the bipartisan effort that led to the Clean Water Act's enactment.

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