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Jeff Duncan: “Mr. Chairman, I have said many times that there is nothing that the people of this country take for granted as much as…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2007
Mr. Chairman, I have said many times that there is nothing that the people of this country take for granted as much as they do our clean water and waste water systems in this country that are so very important, first of all, to our environment, our public health, but also to our economy. We have environmental extremists in this country who don't want us to cut any trees, dig for any coal, drill for any oil or produce any natural gas, and they basically want to shut our whole economy down. I don't go along with their agenda, but I can tell you that this bill is one of the most important bills that we could do for the environment.
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Jeff Duncan
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing the importance of clean water and wastewater systems during a debate on related legislation.

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