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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Under this bill, a project could threaten water quality, water supply, fish populations, or many other things, and D.C.…

On the recordMarch 28, 2023
Under this bill, a project could threaten water quality, water supply, fish populations, or many other things, and D.C. and other jurisdictions would not get any say in preventing it. Polluters can act freely and to the extreme detriment of their neighbors downstream, affecting the accessibility of clean water. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Mar 28, 2023

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