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Department Of The Interior, Environment, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Floor Speech

Date: June 26, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Agriculture and Food Infrastructure Environment Natural Resources


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 -- (House of Representatives - June 26, 2007)

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Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague from Texas for his work on this issue.

The need for rural water assistance needs continues to increase with the expansion of Federal water regulations. And because of limited local resources, small communities in my district face severe hardships as they comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.

We need to find ways to work to protect the public health without placing overbearing costs on small communities, and I look forward to the EPA's updates to the Small Drinking Water System Variance Affordability Methodology.

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