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Rep. Rahm Emanuel: “Here it states, ``37 million Americans get their daily drinking water.'' It's the largest body of fresh water in North…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2007
Here it states, ``37 million Americans get their daily drinking water.'' It's the largest body of fresh water in North America. In fact, it's 90 percent of the water as it relates to body water. In that effort, this is a bipartisan effort because we are dealing with the contamination of the Great Lakes, and the Shedd Aquarium is at the forefront of preserving and helping us make sure that the Great Lakes are here for future generations. And the reason the Hoover Dam and other projects are relevant here, not the process about how they were authorized or appropriated, Arizona still seeks Federal subsidies for its water rights, which we still subsidize.
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Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Illinois
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Discussing the importance of the Great Lakes and federal water subsidies during a floor speech.

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