Grace Napolitano: “The bills we are hearing today have a common theme: increasing our water supplies, to which we have no objection.”

I remain committed to protecting clean water for more people, not less.

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

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

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.