Grace Napolitano: “I certainly respect Mr. Flake's views. I certainly think he has every right to challenge. This has always been a very…”

Clean water was not always a partisan issue, and no issue has more support among American families than the protection of our nation's waters.

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 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.