i grew up in the sixties and seventies i remember the cuyahoga river was burning i remember the cancers that are caused by people drinking water that had chemicals in it i think we are going backwards. and we need help the statement that elections have consequences and it's pretty serious i think. >> certainly the burning of the cuyahoga river that was a major impetus between the clean water act then they had to override it to get that through. >> i think the epa administrator for the signing ceremony earlier this week at the epa here is what he had to say when present trump took office started undue on regulatory burdens that was stifling economic development and innovation at the top of the list with the obama administration 2015 waters of the united states definition today epa and the army corps are promote proposing a new definition for waters of the united states putting an end to the previous administrations powerer grab. are clearly defining the difference between a federally protected waterway and state protected waterways. and three, that we are providing the certainty the amer

i grew up in the 1960's and the 1970's, and i remember when the cuyahoga river actually was burning.ers that are caused by people's drinking water that had a lot of chemicals in it. we are going backwards, and we need help, and i don't know, you statementave this that actions have consequences, and it is pretty serious, i think. guest: i mean, certainly be burning of the cuyahoga river in 1969, it was a major impetus behind the passing of the clean water act, which actually congress passed, president's vetoed, and they had to override it to get after. host: acting epa administrator andrew wheeler discussed his goal for the clean water act rule change at a signing ceremony earlier this week. here is what he had to say. [video clip] wheeler: when president trump took office, he immediately began in process to remove and replace undue burdens to stifle economic development. at the top of the list with the obama administration's 2015 water united states definition. today, the epa and the water or are proposing a new definition to put an end to the previous administration's power grab. th

vietnam war as a naval flight officer, young people fought for higher environmental standards at the cuyahoga river was on fire and we had shores of our country littered with garbage. well, our country is back in another one of those make or break moments in our history and we need americans of all ages, young or old, to make sure we don't blow it and we need to listen to them all, especially to our younger americans, this generation of young americans, and all we think about it, they should be energized by this. it's their planet and it's their future. when it comes to global challenges such as terrorism and cyberattacks, the u.s. doesn't sit back and wait for someone else to lead the way. we step up and we lead. we have many dogs in this fight. some big ones and some not so big ones. we've got a lot of dogs in this fight. we've got a lot at stake. fortunately, acting sooner rather than later on climate change brings with it a number of positives many we can put our country on course to reduce emissions while growing our economy. i keep coming back to this theme. it's an important theme. we

there's also a lot of friends groups, the friends group in cuyahoga national park is head the by -- all give money, private foundations who give their money for our national parks. that's all needed. they cannot afford the $12 billion maintenance backlog that is the responsibility of the federal government. and so $47 million as an example is needed at cuyahoga valley national park to fix the railroad, to fix a roof at a visitor's center. it's also $47 billion for a monument off lake erie. there is a seawall to protect the perry monument. that seawall is crumbling. tend it is a huge expense to repair a seawall as a coastal governor like governor king will tend you. and so that's a maintenance backlog issue that has to be addressed. i am very excited about the opportunity to get this done. it is going to be difficult to get it done this week because we're up against the end of the year and we have so many other priorities. on the other hand, this one has not just bipartisan support but i would say nonpartisan support, and bicameral support. and it's one of those that i think senator alex