Rick Larsen actually said...

I think that we ought to be pulling out a book somewhere between those two bookends. And right now we are--we have gone too far.

Larsen emphasizes the need for balance in safety regulations between extremes.

10/29/2019

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The need for a level playing field was the reason why, 50 years ago, this committee passed the original Clean Water Act.

If the WOTUS rule was a Member of Congress, I think its seniority number would be about 75.

Congress sought to protect the interests of downstream States that might otherwise suffer the environmental consequences.

People in my State know that rivers, streams, and wetlands are intrinsically connected.