Political Quotes

“this past Sunday was the 43rd anniversary of the enactment of the Clean Water Act. In 1972, the Clean Water Act amended the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, which was the first major U.S. law to address water pollution. This law was enacted with bipartisan support--I could really say on a nonpartisan issue--because the Congress in 1972 and the administration recognized that clean water was in our national interest. It was important to our public health, it was important to our environment, and it was important to our economy. This law established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the United States, and it has been the cornerstone of our efforts to protect our Nation's waterways. Several times we have done cost analysis of the cost of regulation versus the benefit of clean water. It is overwhelmingly on the side of the benefit to our community, better health, better environment, and a better economy. On this occasion I would like to speak about the recent efforts to protect America's waterways, such as the EPA's final clean water rule, and why we should defend these efforts and allow nationwide implementation. In May, the EPA released their final clean water rule, which completed another chapter in the Clean Water Act's history. As the Clean Water Act worked to restore the health of our Nation's water resources, we saw the U.S.…”