[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17419]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 DEMOCRATS MAKE NATIONAL PARKS AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE A PRIORITY IN 
                             INTERIOR BILL

  (Mr. WILSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, this week the House will consider 
legislation that begins to restore our commitment to our national parks 
and our environmental protection.
  Over the past 6 years, the Republican-led Congress has cut critical 
funding to maintain and restore our national parks and our water 
infrastructure. This new Democratic Congress is not going to allow them 
to crumble from neglect. That is why we are making a major investment 
in upgrading our national parks and our water infrastructure.
  The bill also improves the quality of drinking water throughout the 
country by restoring funding to the Clean Water Revolving Fund Act, an 
important program that saw significant cuts under the previous 
Republican-led Congress.
  This bill is further proof that Democrats are taking America in a new 
direction, investing in key priorities that will protect our drinking 
water and our national parks.

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