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The case of Clean Water Act legislation and ever-expanding government

June 28, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: M. Reed Hopper One of the most insidious pieces of legislation ever introduced in Congress is the so-called Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007, H.R.2421. That bill, authored by Representative James Oberstar (D), purported to restore the “original intent” of Congress to subject “all” waters in the United States to f ...