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Lamar Smith: “When Congress enacted the Clean Water Act, it was about water, not land.”

On the recordJuly 8, 2014
When Congress enacted the Clean Water Act, it was about water, not land.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the original intent of the Clean Water Act against current EPA actions.

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