Grace Napolitano: “I agree with you. We should not be competing with China, because we will have to lower our standards, and I don't want…”

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

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

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.