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On the recordSeptember 17, 2019
Long before I was in Congress, 1972, an overwhelming bipartisan majority and President Nixon agreed... that we needed to do something about it.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Recalling the bipartisan support for the Clean Water Act in response to environmental crises.

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