Political Quotes

“I rise in support of H.R. 1973, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005. I want to congratulate my colleague, Mr. Blumenauer for bringing this bill to the floor today, and I want to thank Chairman Hyde and the Ranking Member for their support of this important legislation Mr. Speaker, it is a sad fact that here in the United States many of us take clean, plentiful water for granted. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, we use on average about 90 gallons of water per person per day. We expect it to be immediately available for us to drink, to cook with, to shower, to wash our cars, to water our lawns, to fill our swimming pools, and to flush our toilets. Most of this water is needlessly wasted, and we must do more to reduce our usage. But for most people in the developing world, clean water is a precious commodity not to be wasted. In Sub-Saharan Africa alone, the average person uses 3-5 gallons of water per day. That's why this bill is so important. As a co-sponsor of H.R. 1973, I am a strong believer in providing clean water and sanitation systems for developing countries to protect public health and reduce the spread of water borne diseases. According to a recent report by the United Nation's Children's Fund and the World Health Organization, 1.1 billion people worldwide still lack safe water and 2.6 billion have no sanitation.…”