Grace Napolitano: “Well, to me this is where the organization can begin looking at all those aspects and begin to put them in…”

I urge my colleagues on both sides to vote ``no'' on this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I believe that every-State-go-it-alone approach is inconsistent with congressional intent on the Clean Water Act.

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 demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 99, noes 323, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 99] AYES--99 Armstrong Arrington Babin Bacon Barr Bean (FL) Biggs…