11/15/2011
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"I am further dismayed by the focus on putting polluters over our people and eliminating Clean Water Act protections on over half of the Nation's wetlands and up to 70 percent of the Nation's streams, ..."
"House Republican leadership advanced the debt limit proposal that sought to hold hostage the 'full faith and credit' of our economy."
"This misguided decision has the potential to squander 50 years of bipartisan efforts to restore and maintain our Nation's rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands, yet the exact scope of the damage is not..."
"These investments are critical, providing a lifeline to communities across the country struggling to maintain water quality."