I did, however, hear from Bell Atlantic who will soon raise its phone rates and from big companies asking me to lower their phone bill. I do hear from working families who want a better education for their children, and from seniors who want a Medicare prescription drug benefit. I also hear from families who don't have any health insurance for their children or who want a cleaner environment. EPA estimates it will cost billions of dollars over the next twenty years for municipal wastewater treatment programs. This funding assists local governments in the construction of projects to manage municipal wastewater.
Untreated wastewater ends up in public drinking supplies, lakes and rivers.
This untreated water is a major source of pollution for lakes and rivers and we need to address this problem now. Eleven million children are without health insurance. Children are the least expensive segment of our population to insure. Even though we all recognize this fact, Congress insists on giving another freebie to corporate America when we should be enacting my MediKids Health Insurance Act. The GOP does not have the interest of working families in mind with their legislative agenda.