Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am going to make a statement about S. 1140, which is before us. Senator Barrasso, may I make my statement, due to a hectic schedule? I won't go very long. Is that all right with you. Thank you, my friend. I thank Senator Barrasso. It is kind of commonplace here that it is another day and another attack on the environment. Today is no exception. Today it is an attack on the Clean Water Act. That is what I believe S. 1140 does. The name of this bill is the Federal Water Quality Protection Act. I tell you, if we could sue for false advertising, we would have a great case because this bill doesn't protect anything. It allows for pollution of many bodies of water that provide drinking water to 117 million Americans, 1 in 3 Americans. Their drinking water will be at risk if my friend's bill passes. That is why I feel so strongly about it. We see it on this poster: 117 million Americans are served by public drinking water systems. That is 94 percent of public drinking water systems that rely on these headwater streams. It affects 1 in 3 Americans in 48 States. We are talking about a bill that is called the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, but it is about pollution, not protection. In a way, when we name these bills the opposite of what they are--remember, this is called the Federal Water Quality Protection Act when in fact it is going to lead to contamination of waterways.…”