faced with serious water quality problems a generation ago, the state of Connecticut passed its only Clean Water Act, and this is why I wanted the 30 additional seconds. We passed the first one. The Federal law is modeled on our act. And since its passage, we have become the Nation's leader in the production of oysters because we have so cleaned up our offshore waters. With that, I ask Members' support of the Boehlert amendment.
Discussing the impact of Connecticut's Clean Water Act on water quality and oyster production.
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