Political Quotes

“I urge an aye vote on H.R. 2328, the Clean Lakes program, because it helps restore and protect our Nation's 41 million acres of freshwater lakes. It helps States clean up their lakes, and it mitigates the harmful effects of high acidity like acid rain. Now, one may ask why is this particular bill, H.R. 2328, needed? It is because of the pollution or habitat degradation that impairs 39 percent of the 17 million acres which have already been surveyed. EPA currently requires States to stretch their limited nonpoint source funds to clean up their lakes. H.R. 2328 restores a national focus and priority on our lakes. Certainly here in the United States, acid rain knows no State boundaries. Indeed, that is one of the reasons why we need to have a national program, because certainly acid rain is something that crosses State lines, and the acid rain from one State can very seriously damage the lakes of another State, as has, in fact, been the case.”