Grace Napolitano: “The water challenges--one of your 7 initiatives for 2013--how were those proposed reductions in spending for basic…”

We should recognize the familiarity and workability of the historic Clean Water Act and get on with the preservation of the health of our economy as well as that of our communities.

I remain committed to protecting clean water for more people, not less.

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 this bill will restore the minimum levels of protections struck down by the conservative Supreme Court.