Grace Napolitano: “The Coast Guard is underrecognized, as far as I am concerned, in Congress, many of the agencies. You are critical to a…”

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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.

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 believe the Supreme Court purposely chose to substitute its own philosophy over decades-old, legally grounded efforts to protect water quality.