Drinking water
How safe tap and well water is kept, who pays to replace lead pipes and fix aging water systems, and what households pay for water.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans8 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Keep drinking water clean and safe5Replace lead pipes and get lead out of drinking water4Invest in repairing and upgrading water systems4Hold polluters accountable for contaminating water3Keep, strengthen and enforce drinking water safety rules2Test drinking water and make the results public2Clean up PFAS and other chemicals in drinking water1Keep household water affordable and stop shutoffs1
Keep drinking water clean and safe
5 members“In the Senate, I will fight to get toxins out of our food, prioritize local farmers over corporate monopolies, and guarantee clean water for all.”View on their website ↗
“Clean water, guaranteed – restore and strengthen PFAS drinking-water limits and support full lead-pipe replacement.”View on their website ↗
“Today, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed announced a new policy agenda to take on corporate polluters and champion food and water safety.”View on their website ↗
“I don’t care if you’re a black child in the city of Detroit or a brown child growing up in Dearborn or a white child growing up in Escanaba, what you deserve is to get an amazing education. What you deserve is to breathe clean air, drink clean water.”View on their website ↗
“Whether it’s keeping our roads and bridges safe for loggers and truckers or ensuring culvert upgrades to protect our drinking water and natural resources, investments in our infrastructure are critically important for Maine’s economy and everyday life”View on their website ↗
“Chris has fought to ensure communities have safe, clean water, including making historic investments to replace lead pipes.”View on their website ↗
“Protect the air we breathe and the water we drink: Prioritize strengthening the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.”View on their website ↗
“James Talarico will protect rural schools, bring high-speed internet and clean water to every corner of the state, and stand with the farmers and ranchers who feed Texas, so young people can build a life close to home.”View on their website ↗
“In the U.S. Senate, Josh will continue to fight for affordable and accessible healthcare and clean water for all Iowans.”View on their website ↗
“Every Iowan deserves when they turn on their tap to ensure that their water is clean and not giving them cancer.”View on their website ↗
“Address the water quality crisis that is at the core of our cancer crisis by funding water quality sensors and cracking down on chemical companies that pollute our water supply.”View on their website ↗
Replace lead pipes and get lead out of drinking water
4 members“Environmental Justice & Clean Water: Accelerating lead service line replacement, expanding PFAS remediation, and guaranteeing 50 gallons of clean water per person per day with bills capped at 2% of household income.”View on their website ↗
“Clean water, guaranteed – restore and strengthen PFAS drinking-water limits and support full lead-pipe replacement.”View on their website ↗
“Fix the water – Enforce full lead service line replacement well ahead of the EPA’s 2037 backstop, with priority funding for communities that can’t cover local match requirements, and expand PFAS remediation dollars for affected municipal water systems with mandatory public disclosure of test results by zip code. Guarantee 50 gallons of clean water per person per day (the basic minimum needed to drink, cook, and bathe) with water bills capped at 2% of household income and ironclad protections against shutoffs for families who can’t afford to pay.”View on their website ↗
“I’ll push to accelerate federal infrastructure funding to get every lead pipe out of Michigan’s water systems by 2030 — seven years ahead of the current federal deadline.”View on their website ↗
“Your home should be a safe and healthy place; Peggy supports increased federal funding to remove lead from pipes and homes to make them safer for all of us.”View on their website ↗
“Chris has fought to ensure communities have safe, clean water, including making historic investments to replace lead pipes.”View on their website ↗
“Advocated for safer environments for our kids by authoring legislation to remove lead from school water fountains and improve air filtration efficiency standards in schools.”View on their website ↗
Invest in repairing and upgrading water systems
4 members“Sherrod secured transformational infrastructure investments that are reaching communities across Ohio – grants that will go towards making our roads and bridges safer, upgrading essential clean water infrastructure, updating regional airports, and improving power lines to ensure all Ohioans have reliable access to electricity.”View on their website ↗
“And I’ll fight for federal funding to invest in modernizing our aging drainage and purification systems.”View on their website ↗
“He worked across the aisle to pass the most significant investment in America’s infrastructure in a generation, which is helping rebuild New Hampshire’s roads and bridges, connect schools, homes, and businesses with high-speed broadband, and upgrade water and sewer infrastructure.”View on their website ↗
“Expand water access: Make it easier for rural communities to access low-interest loans and grants for constructing or upgrading water systems.”View on their website ↗
“Improved rural water access by appropriating up to $1 billion to provide stable, annual funding to support water infrastructure development and upkeep.”View on their website ↗
Hold polluters accountable for contaminating water
3 members“That’s how long Chemours poisoned our drinking water. So Roy Cooper held them accountable and took them to court.”View on their website ↗
“He is taking on corporate polluters who are contaminating our drinking water and is standing up to predatory companies taking advantage of our veterans.”View on their website ↗
“Address the water quality crisis that is at the core of our cancer crisis by funding water quality sensors and cracking down on chemical companies that pollute our water supply.”View on their website ↗
Keep, strengthen and enforce drinking water safety rules
2 members“After working with Dr. Mona to help rewrite the state’s lead contamination laws after the Flint water crisis, he teamed up with her as Wayne County’s leading health official to expand Rx Kids in Wayne County.”View on their website ↗
“Clean water, guaranteed – restore and strengthen PFAS drinking-water limits and support full lead-pipe replacement.”View on their website ↗
“Protect the air we breathe and the water we drink: Prioritize strengthening the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.”View on their website ↗
Test drinking water and make the results public
2 members“Fix the water – Enforce full lead service line replacement well ahead of the EPA’s 2037 backstop, with priority funding for communities that can’t cover local match requirements, and expand PFAS remediation dollars for affected municipal water systems with mandatory public disclosure of test results by zip code. Guarantee 50 gallons of clean water per person per day (the basic minimum needed to drink, cook, and bathe) with water bills capped at 2% of household income and ironclad protections against shutoffs for families who can’t afford to pay.”View on their website ↗
“Address the water quality crisis that is at the core of our cancer crisis by funding water quality sensors and cracking down on chemical companies that pollute our water supply.”View on their website ↗
Clean up PFAS and other chemicals in drinking water
1 member“Environmental Justice & Clean Water: Accelerating lead service line replacement, expanding PFAS remediation, and guaranteeing 50 gallons of clean water per person per day with bills capped at 2% of household income.”View on their website ↗
“Fix the water – Enforce full lead service line replacement well ahead of the EPA’s 2037 backstop, with priority funding for communities that can’t cover local match requirements, and expand PFAS remediation dollars for affected municipal water systems with mandatory public disclosure of test results by zip code. Guarantee 50 gallons of clean water per person per day (the basic minimum needed to drink, cook, and bathe) with water bills capped at 2% of household income and ironclad protections against shutoffs for families who can’t afford to pay.”View on their website ↗
Keep household water affordable and stop shutoffs
1 member“Environmental Justice & Clean Water: Accelerating lead service line replacement, expanding PFAS remediation, and guaranteeing 50 gallons of clean water per person per day with bills capped at 2% of household income.”View on their website ↗
“Fix the water – Enforce full lead service line replacement well ahead of the EPA’s 2037 backstop, with priority funding for communities that can’t cover local match requirements, and expand PFAS remediation dollars for affected municipal water systems with mandatory public disclosure of test results by zip code. Guarantee 50 gallons of clean water per person per day (the basic minimum needed to drink, cook, and bathe) with water bills capped at 2% of household income and ironclad protections against shutoffs for families who can’t afford to pay.”View on their website ↗
“I’ll fight for a federal water guarantee that every family has access to at least 50 gallons of clean water per person per day (the basic minimum needed to drink, cook, and bathe) with water bills capped at 2% of household income and ironclad protections against shutoffs for families who can’t afford to pay.”View on their website ↗
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