Grace Napolitano: “Over the years there--the taxpayers have been left to clean up the mess.”

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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.

To me, the answer is clear. We should recognize the familiarity and workability of the historic Clean Water Act.