Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3874) to amend the Safe Drinking Act to reduce lead in drinking water. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 3874 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act''. SEC. 2. REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER. (a) In General.--Section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-6) is amended-- (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: ``(4) Exemptions.--The prohibitions in paragraphs (1) and (3) shall not apply to-- ``(A) pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings, or fixtures, including backflow preventers, that are used exclusively for nonpotable services such as manufacturing, industrial processing, irrigation, outdoor watering, or any other uses where the water is not anticipated to be used for human consumption; or ``(B) toilets, bidets, urinals, fill valves, flushometer valves, tub fillers, shower valves, service saddles, or water distribution main gate valves that are 2 inches in diameter or larger.''; and (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: ``(d) Definition of Lead Free.-- ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of this section, the term `lead free' means-- ``(A) not containing more than 0.2 percent lead when used with respect to solder and flux; and ``(B) not more than a weighted ave…”