On the recordJuly 29, 2014
This issue was dealt with in MAP-21 in the committee. My friend from Pennsylvania talks about using regular order, and we did. We had a very serious debate and we had many different views and we compromised, and there is an expedited process to deal with replacement facilities. It is in MAP-21. It deals with a way to get this done. The problem with the amendment of the Senator from Pennsylvania is it totally eliminates all of the protections that are in the law. It eliminates all of the protections under the Clean Water Act and under the NEPA process. We handled this in the committee. It was bipartisan. It was done. There is no need for this amendment. I urge my colleagues to reject the amendment.
