[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10484]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       WATER RESOURCES IN AMERICA

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, today I rise to add my 
support to H.R. 1145, the bill that we just discussed on the floor of 
the House, that requires the President to establish an agency that 
addresses the question of the increasing lack of water resources in the 
United States of America. In the recognition of Earth Day that occurred 
yesterday, where we are looking to green our country and green this 
Earth, we also must ensure that we have the water that is necessary for 
this Nation.
  I will introduce a water bill that will also take into consideration 
the lack of water around the world. I am also very much appreciative of 
the language in the bill that looks at questions of areas that have had 
disasters, such as my area in Houston, and homes that have suffered 
from flooding, such as the White Oak area in Houston.
  This is a good step. We need an expanded water bill to help all of 
the world. And certainly we need to pay tribute to the concept of 
greening this Earth and protecting this Earth--its water resources and 
its green resources--to make this a better place for all of us to live.

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