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Barack Obama: Clarifying the scope of the CWA helps to protect clean water, safeguard public health, and strengthen the economy.

On the recordSeptember 7, 2014
Clarifying the scope of the CWA helps to protect clean water, safeguard public health, and strengthen the economy.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 5078 - Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act

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