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Bipartisan bill helps ensure clean drinking water for all Americans May 6, 2021
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, joined Rick Duncan, executive director of the Delaware Rural Water Association, and David Baird, National Rural Water Association president, along with representatives from water suppliers throughout Delaware April 23 to highlight the support for the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 This legislation, the first infrastructure bill advanced by a ssenate committee this Congress, will strengthen drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, foster economic growth, enhance the health and well-being of families across the nation, and address environmental justice.
Carper announces Senate passage of clean water bill in Wilmington
Delaware News Desk
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, joined Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki, Wilmington Public Works Commissioner Kelly Williams, National Rural Water Association President David Baird and National Wildlife Federation President Collin O’Mara on May 3 to announce the Senate passage of the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021.
This legislation, the first infrastructure bill advanced by the Senate this Congress, would strengthen drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, foster economic growth, enhance the health and well-being of families across the nation and prioritize disadvantaged communities.
Source: United States Senator for West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito
WASHINGTON, D.C. â U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Worksâ (EPW) Committee, today voted in favor of the
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (DWWIA 2021), legislation she introduced and co-wrote along with Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee; Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife; Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the EPW Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife; and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The legislation passed by a vote of 89-2.
April 29, 2021
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) secured West Virginia priorities in the
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. The Senate passed the legislation 89-2.
“I always say that every West Virginian and American deserve clean water to drink and fresh air to breathe. Today, I voted for the
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, which includes major priorities for West Virginia,”
said Senator Manchin. “This bipartisan legislation will upgrade and replace water infrastructure throughout West Virginia, as well as improve access to safe drinking water by allocating funds for rural and disadvantaged communities. I am pleased that this legislation includes funding to support our priorities in the state, and I’ll continue fighting to ensure all West Virginians have access to clean drinking water.”