"Let's get back to those days. Let's do what the American people really want."
"Clean water is a basic human need and a human right."
"Thanks to bipartisan efforts over decades to implement the Clean Water Act, our rivers and lakes are cleaner and safer."
"The IIJA funding is vital for upgrading our nation's clean water infrastructure so that we can realistically achieve the goal of making every body of water fishable and swimmable."
"Ensuring that Americans have access to clean water is not a political game--our health and livelihoods depend on it."
"We must be vigilant to ensure that critical investments are targeted to address historically overlooked communities and regions."
"If the Act is to remain relevant and be successful for another 50 years, we must continue to fund its vital programs and enforce the law."
"I think there was unanimity among the witnesses that the Clean Water Act is very important, wastewater infrastructure is very important, and those are great points."
"But I do want to just hark back to the threats. And the threats come because of litigation over the Trump 'dirty water rule,' and a conflicted Supreme Court decision from many years ago, two different..."
"And when you testified, there were leaked documents from the EPA saying between 18 and 71 percent would be impaired, and roughly 50 percent of all wetlands would be jeopardized."
"I appreciate the little bit of whitewashing. I assume the firm you work for knows your history..."
"Oversight of cargo preference laws is long overdue, and this hearing could not come at a better time."