Bob Filner: “I rise today during this debate to urge my colleagues not to turn our back on the health and safety of Americans and to…”

“I rise today during this debate to urge my colleagues not to turn our back on the health and safety of Americans and to, once again, reassure my constituents in San Diego that they will not have to spend billions for an unnecessary sewage facility. The critical questions that San Diegans must ask themselves about these bills before us is, will I have clean water to drink, will I have a clean beach to swim at, and will I get relief from the multi-billion-dollar secondary treatment boondoggle? With the Boehlert substitute, which I am supporting, the answers are 'yes' to safe drinking water, 'yes' to clean beaches, and 'yes' to relief from increased sewage bills. I cannot support any bill that purports to help San Diego on the one hand and destroys the safety of our drinking water and beaches on the other.”