Grace Napolitano: “Actually, Mr. Chairman, I wish to speak on this issue. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized…”

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.

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.

It is imperative we work to address the climate change to protect our water supplies and increase the presence of regional, large-scale water projects for the benefit of the future U.S. climate change.