Barbara Boxer actually said...

I am dismayed that there is legislation moving through the House that attempts to weaken this rule even further.

Whether it is the Clean Water Act or the Safe Drinking Water Act, there are minimum Federal standards.

I strongly believe that the EPA rule must be given a chance to work.

The States then are free to expand on it, as Senator Boxer said, and enforce their own rules that are in excess of these rules if they want ...