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Sherwood Boehlert: Let me tell my colleagues, today we are taking a historic step toward improving the quality of the water we drink and…

On the recordAugust 2, 1996
Let me tell my colleagues, today we are taking a historic step toward improving the quality of the water we drink and the environment on which we all depend. The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 is the most significant environmental legislation since President George Bush signed the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 on December 11, 1990.
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Sherwood Boehlert
New York

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Discussing the significance of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996.

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