In 2023, the Supreme Court gutted clean water protections that we've relied on since the 1980s. And now the Trump administration is trying to make it the law that Americans don't deserve clean water. Already today, clean water protections have been defanged, leaving up to 80% of our streams and 50% of our wetlands at the risk of pollution or destruction. But my House Republican friends have offered this bill that further rolls back the remaining protections on clean water. Mr. Speaker, there are a couple of articles this week that make this why this is so important. (00:24–00:33)
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Asserts that current clean water protections are weakened, risking pollution or destruction of 80% of streams and 50% of wetlands.
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