John Joseph Moakley: “I am pleased to join nearly all of my colleagues in support of this beaches bill. We in Massachusetts are very fortunate…”

“I am pleased to join nearly all of my colleagues in support of this beaches bill. We in Massachusetts are very fortunate to have some of the most beautiful beaches in the country. Once the warm weather hits, residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and tourists from around the world head to Cape Cod, the south shore or the north shore. This bill will help them enjoy themselves even more in keeping our beaches clean and making sure the clean beaches do not stop at the next State. It will also help create and monitor public health standards to make sure that our beaches and coastal areas are clean and safe. Each year over 180 million people visit our American beaches. Those visits create over 28 million jobs, they generate millions of dollars in revenue, and we need to make sure that our people can swim in our oceans and feel confident that the water quality is what it should be. At the moment, there are no Federal standards for testing or monitoring our beaches.”