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A New Record: 155 Co Sponsors of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310)
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Wonderful news: 2 new co-sponsors bring us up to a new record. See if your Representative is signed on — and ask them to join if they aren’t — and email them thanks if they are.
Our two new Reps:
Representative Marcia Fudge, 2nd term Democratic congresswoman from Ohio’s 11th district became the 154th (including Rep. Pallone) cosponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act. Ms. Fudge serves on the Education & Labor and Science & Technology committee’s. Rep. Fudge is the 30th member of the Congressional Black Caucus to become a cosponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act!
Rep. Lloyd Dogget (D-TX25) is serving his 8th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Dogget serves on the Budget & Ways and Means committee’s. He is the 155th cosponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act, and was also a cosponsor in the 110th congress.
Hats off to all of the folks out there that made this happen.
July 28th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I think this is probably great news, but I have a couple of questions I hope someone can answer. What is the difference between HR 1310 and S 696? It appears that the Senate version contains exclusions while the House version does not. The way I read the exclusions in the Senate bill it seems to say it is OK to put surface mine waste and garbage in streams. Is this government gibberish meant to confuse an old man like me? Can someone please explain this to me.
Thanks,
Harry