I know that also means that we do not need to weaken the Clean Water Act, but it does mean that we need to give our towns, our cities, tools to look at integrated planning and resources they need to support investment in water infrastructure, and also to create jobs.
Bustos emphasizes the importance of maintaining the Clean Water Act while supporting local infrastructure investment.
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