Political Quotes

“First, I'd like to say that when compared to other countries around the world, the United States has some of the safest drinking water in the world. A survey of our Nation's 200,000 public water systems indicate that few systems are contaminated--even by our own strict standards. Kentucky is made up of 120 agriculturally diverse counties, and within those counties are hundreds of small communities, most of which rely heavily on agriculture as their main source of income. There are more than 91,000 farm families in Kentucky. These people seek out the best ways to grow corn and soybeans, raise the healthiest livestock, and provide our Nation with healthy, nutritious food. And it is through the hard work and determination of these people that others are fed. I am supportive of protecting that quality of our drinking water. Unfortunately, many provisions in this bill will be detrimental to those people who work hard every day to feed the rest of us, yet provide little, if any, workable formulas to protect the water.”