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Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On Reintroduction of the Clean Water Restoration Act in the House of Representatives

Statement

Date: May 22, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Environment


Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On Reintroduction of the Clean Water Restoration Act in the House of Representatives

"I commend the leadership of Representatives Oberstar, Ehlers and Dingell as they reaffirm the protections put in place thirty five years ago by the Clean Water Act. I will soon be reintroducing legislation in the Senate to do the same. We need to end the legal wrangling about what Congress meant when it passed the landmark law protecting our nation's waters in 1972. The original Clean Water Act was clear: We must protect all waters from pollution, not just sustain the navigability of some waterways. Our legislation will help preserve all of our waters for drinking, recreation, and a host of other economically vital uses."


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