Now the bill awaits a vote to move past the House floor. So I feel highly confident once we get this appropriations bill done, the language is absolutely going to carry and We're going to be taking some of the first, I think, substantive steps, at least on the federal level, to address this crisis. And even with bipartisan back, Moore says the real test is whether federal agencies will act. What is the point of having an Environmental Protection Agency if they're not protecting the environment that is poisoning the drinking water of citizens of this country? (01:22–01:29)
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Asserts that the bill represents initial substantive federal action on the water crisis.
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