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Jared Huffman: It would also be easy to forget, listening to some of this debate, that the Clean Water Act is about protecting clean…

On the recordFebruary 7, 2023
It would also be easy to forget, listening to some of this debate, that the Clean Water Act is about protecting clean water and that clean water is really, really important.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman emphasizes the importance of the Clean Water Act and the need for clean water.

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