Grace Napolitano: “So to me--and you are right, this is the law of the land, and it also was put there for a purpose.”

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 include in the Record a copy of the Statement of Administration Policy in opposition to H.R. 7023, which states that this legislation will ``weaken the Clean Water Act, remove protections for waterways that are vital to the well-being of…

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.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.