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Tammy Duckworth: “Just to close, I have a little bit of time left, could you explain how passing the Drinking Water and Wastewater…”

On the recordApril 27, 2021
Just to close, I have a little bit of time left, could you explain how passing the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, along with implementing the American Jobs Plan, would put our Nation on a critical path toward eliminating lead service lines and updating vital sewage systems across the Nation?
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Duckworth asks about the impact of infrastructure legislation on water quality.

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