(H.R.1262) On passage of The Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, authorizing billions of dollars for water projects.
house Roll Call 123
Mar 12, 2009
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This was a vote on House passage of H.R. 1262, a bill authorizing billions of dollars to help states and local governments with wastewater treatment facilities, alternative water resource projects, and sediment remediation efforts. Rep. Oberstar (D-MN), who led the support for the bill, said: “(O)ur responsibility is to care for the water we have. . . We have to manage it well, make sure that we use it properly (and) that we return (it) to the streams and lakes and estuaries of the Nation in clean condition. This legislation will move us in that direction.” Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) said she supported the measure because “approximately 40 percent of the rivers, lakes and coastal waters do not meet state water quality standards, and the problem is getting worse.” |
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