[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                LET EPA DO ITS JOB AND PROTECT OUR WATER

  (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, from the shores of the Delaware and the 
banks of the Allegheny, to the streams and the creeks that feed them, 
Pennsylvanians know that water is vital to our health, our recreation, 
and our wildlife.
  Mr. Speaker, our waterways remain at risk. To protect them, the EPA 
is considering a rule to restore Clean Water Act protections to 
thousands of waterways in Pennsylvania and across the country. When 
finalized, this rule will mark the biggest step forward for clean water 
in more than a decade.
  Unfortunately, polluters and their allies are now working to derail 
this clean water rule. They have even scheduled a rare, joint House-
Senate hearing to set the stage for this dirty water attack.
  I say it is time for Congress to get out of the way and let EPA do 
its job and protect our water, as is its charge.

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