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Ed Markey: The federal government should be able to provide emergency grants for emergency situations. This legislation would…

On the recordJuly 15, 2026
The federal government should be able to provide emergency grants for emergency situations. This legislation would authorize grants for clean water and drinking water, so we can spend more time keeping our communities safe and local businesses open, and less time hiking rates and fighting pollution.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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On the need for federal emergency grants for clean water.

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