Grace Napolitano: “Your leadership has provided the vision that recycling and reusing water is the most significant new water supply…”

I include in the Record letters in opposition to H.R. 7023, including a letter from 49 organizations expressing concern that legislation containing several misguided attacks on clean water in the Clean Water Act puts polluter profits ahead…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 213, noes 205, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 101] AYES--213…

In my view, we get lost on questions of who is best suited to protect our water resources, rather than talking about the importance of rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands for current and future needs.

I believe the question of who should ultimately be responsible for protecting rivers, streams, and wetlands has become hyper-politicized.