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Jerry Moran: “There is no question that the Clean Water Act is responsible for the health, such as it is, of the Potomac River. There…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2011
There is no question that the Clean Water Act is responsible for the health, such as it is, of the Potomac River. There was a time when you could almost strike a match and light the Potomac River on fire, there was so much pollution in it.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas
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Jul 11, 2011

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