Washington, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Frederica Wilson (D-FL) released the following joint statement in response to the notice of proposed rulemaking to weaken Clean Water Act protections.

“Americans overwhelmingly support the Clean Water Act—one of the most successful pieces of environmental legislation in history. Congress should hold industries accountable for protecting our drinking water and our health,” the Ranking Members said. “This latest Trump administration action will increase costs on families by making clean drinking water harder to obtain, and cause lasting damage to our rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands.”

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