"the Sackett decision, in my view, has jeopardized nearly a half-century of progress under this bedrock environmental law."
"Before the Clean Water Act, our Nation's waters were subject to indiscriminate pollution and destruction."
"We should think long and hard before eliminating protections for more than half of our wetlands."
"Removing protection for wetlands is especially shortsighted as climate change continues to fuel more extreme weather events, which we witness almost daily."
"Unfortunately, the Supreme Court failed to recognize this link in May of this year when the conservative majority upended more than four decades of agency practice and precedent based on the original ..."
"Today, I believe the Supreme Court got it wrong, with all due respect, in the Sackett decision."
"We are just regular guys and gals. Welcome. Thanks for that testimony, especially for your close."
"I also disagree that Sackett means we have lost a lot of authority."
"I do also want to emphasize that back in 1972, the staff was worried and the Senators were worried about federalism and constitutional limitations on their authority."
"I think it is a critically important piece."
"We will see you on the floor later today."
"I know we can't pass laws to tell water how to flow."