On World Water Day Advocates Applaud Bill to Make Water Service Safer and More Affordable

As the Trump administration pursues plans to gut federal regulations and encourage corporate exploitation of drinking water through privatization, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) reintroduced legislation today that would protect and bolster community water and sewer systems. The Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability (WATER) Act would make water service safer, more affordable and more accessible in the U.S. by providing $35 billion a year to improve drinking water and wastewater services. The WATER Act is cosponsored by: Reps. Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Keith Ellison (MN-05), Dwight Evans (PA-02), Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Hank Johnson (GA-04), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Betty McCollum (MN-04), James McGovern (MA-02), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Peter Welch (VT-At Large).