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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19) last week led a bipartisan effort with U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) to defeat a Republican amendment to defund the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC).

Since its creation in 1961, the Delaware River Basin Commission has helped clean up and manage what was once one of the most polluted rivers in the country.  The Delaware River currently supports 600,000 jobs and $20 Billion in industrial activity. Over 14 million Americans rely on the Delaware for drinking water, agriculture, and commercial usage.

Rep. Molinaro said, “The Delaware River Basin Commission protects clean drinking water and improves climate resiliency, flood mitigation, and wildlife protection. I will never hesitate to vote against a measure that threatens these undertakings – and I proudly work across party lines to do so.”

Rep. Watson Coleman said, “Due in large part to the passionate, dedicated work of the Delaware River Basin Commission, the Delaware River is an unmitigated success story. Migratory fish have returned, and people can now safely boat and wade and fish in the river and its tributaries. Even bald eagles have returned and winter along the river. To turn back and end the cleanup and stewardship managed by the DRBC would cause tremendous harm to the communities from New York to Delaware."