Rick Larsen: “Ranking Member Carbajal and I sent a letter to the Appropriations Committee last month urging the inclusion of an…”

Passing the Clean Water Act of 2023, a bill I introduced in partnership with Ranking Member Napolitano, would restore the historic, bipartisan protections that the Sackett decision removed.

A State-by-State, do-it-alone approach was, quote, 'inadequate in every vital aspect,' end quote.

However, this activity has been dominated by Russian-flagged vessels, and both Russia and China have jockeyed for control of the region.

The region is rich in natural resources including 90 billion barrels of undiscovered oil, 30 percent of the world's undiscovered natural gas and $1 trillion in rare earth minerals.