Grace Napolitano: “the strength of the American economy is reliant on a clean water.”

The WRDA process provides a unique opportunity for Members to deliver Federal priorities and projects that guarantee consistent and ample clean drinking water, and even help constituents avoid devastating flooding.

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 thank Mr. Rouzer for being a perfect partner, and I wish him well in next year's WRDA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Stanton).

The Clean Water Act was specifically enacted as a Federal-State partnership. Today, EPA has approved 47 States to implement the point source discharge program under section 402 of the Clean Water Act. Their status as coregulators makes…