Andrea Seastrand: “last week the Santa Maria Times, a local newspaper in my district on the central coast of California, let the Sun shine…”

“last week the Santa Maria Times, a local newspaper in my district on the central coast of California, let the Sun shine on some of the arguments big government groups and the Clinton administration had made against our clean water bill, which will give local communities more flexibility to solve their water problems. I quote: When courting small business and voters frustrated by government, the Clinton administration decries ``regulatory overkill,'' yet whenever anyone proposes actually loosening any particular Federal dictate, the Administration balks. Thus, the rewrite of the Clean Water Act passed 240 to 185 by the House of Representatives, with votes from 45 Democrats. It has inspired the President's most demagogic rhetoric in weeks. Mr. Speaker, I agree with the Santa Maria Times editorial, which continues to point out that groups such as the National Governors Association, which the President once headed, the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the Association of Metropolitan Sewer Agencies, all endorse this legislation. Let us finish with the hard rhetoric and continue with clean water for our local communities.”