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I know we can't pass laws to tell water how to flow.

Through Sackett, the Supreme Court has weakened one of our bedrock environmental laws, and harms will be felt nationwide.

Removing protection for wetlands is especially shortsighted as climate change continues to fuel more extreme weather events, which we witness almost daily.

Based on the information we've seen to date, it appears as a result of an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in Gaza.

He agreed that what he would do is open the gate to do two things. One, let up to 20 trucks through to begin with.

I happen to support strongly, don't fill the void left by the Sackett decision?

One of the things that Senator Capito and I try to do is develop consensus on difficult issues.

As a matter of science, we have heard that wetlands and more than a million miles of streams are inextricably linked to downstream water quality.

I can understand why this circumstance they wouldn't meet. I can understand that.

I also disagree that Sackett means we have lost a lot of authority.

I agreed to allow about 20 -- up to 20 was the president's phrasing -- humanitarian trucks into Gaza.

Before the Clean Water Act, our Nation's waters were subject to indiscriminate pollution and destruction.

As a matter of impacts, we have heard that the loss of protections for over half of our Nation's remaining wetlands and millions of miles of streams will lead to more flooding, more polluted waters, and unfortunately, harm to wildlife.

I do also want to emphasize that back in 1972, the staff was worried and the Senators were worried about federalism and constitutional limitations on their authority.

this battle, Erin, between democracy and autocracy will be the defining battle of this century.

the U.S. will be giving $100 million for humanitarian assistance and that Israel has agreed to allow food, water, medicine, through the Rafah Gate -- through the Rafah Border Crossing into southern Gaza

I think it is a moral issue, and it is something that we have a moral imperative to make sure we get it right.