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Crapo Intends to Stand in Way of Clean Water Act

Shortly after the Clean Water Act was passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, placed a "hold" on the bill. Crapo voted against the bill in committee and has now said he plans to use every tool and privilege afforded to slow if not stop the bill.

The legislation would allow the U.S. government to regulate virtually all interstate and intrastate waters and their tributaries. This would include almost every location where water is held or flows. Crapo says the language in the bill does more than restore the regulatory environment which existed prior to a Supreme Court ruling.

Another Republican and Ranking Member of the Committee James Inhofe, R-Okla., said Democrats are moving a bill that amounts to the biggest bureaucratic power grab in a generation. He said it's directed right at America's heartland.