Tulsi Gabbard on Drinking Water & Watersheds
Key Points
- Tulsi recognizes that “water is life” and has been fighting for clean water since her teen years
- Tulsi has personally visited Flint, Michigan and fought for federal legislation to address the drinking water crisis nationally
- See also DAPL and Red Hill
- Tulsi has also spoken to protect Bristol Bay, Alaska from the Pebble Mine project
Legislation
- H.R. 1673 Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability (WATER) Act, which would authorize $35 billion per year to improve drinking water and wastewater services, and create 700,000 to 945,000 jobs
- H.R. 8 Water Development Resources Act to help the people of Flint, MI with their water crisis, also providing $199 million for Hawai’s Ala Wai watershed
- H.R. 3275 Water and Energy Sustainability through Technology Act to improve water sustainability in Hawaii and across the country
- Tulsi helped obtain $3 million in federal funding to aid in drinking water infrastructure in Puna region of Hawai’i https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/gabbard-hirono-schatz-announce-nearly-3-million-improve-drinking-water
- Tulsi helped obtain $20 million clean water research grant for UH https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/hawaii-delegation-announces-20-million-clean-water-research-grant-university
- Tulsi also Secured $6.5 million for groundwater pollution protection programs in Hawaii’s rural communities and nationwide
Tulsi’s Statements/Video
- “No matter if it's contaminated by mining, agriculture, or failing infrastructure, water pollution is a public health crisis. Everyone deserves access to clean water. We need to address this now.” https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/963077012670877696
- “Water is life. We can all agree that protecting our clean water resources, updating aged water and sewer infrastructure to prevent lead and other contamination, and maintaining our planet and people's health is a priority shared by people of all backgrounds and beliefs.” https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/989640315542953985
- “All people have a right to clean water. We must do everything we can to protect our natural resources and ensure that everyone—no matter where they may live—can live without fear of water contamination.” https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/982679528479907840
- Tulsi speech on House floor re: Flint, Michigan: https://youtu.be/xy63QJwI5qE
- Tulsi on fracking poisoning drinking water: https://twitter.com/tulsigabbard/status/986337259518681088
- Tulsi pushes to hold water polluters accountable: https://www.facebook.com/VoteTulsi/posts/pollution-is-not-partisan-water-is-life-i-support-the-efforts-of-ohios-republica/1586305884759158/
- Tulsi on Detroit water crisis: https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-facebook-detroit-shuts-water-public-schools
- Tulsi on World Water Day: https://www.facebook.com/RepTulsiGabbard/photos/in-observance-of-world-water-day-today-pope-francis-called-water-the-most-essent/818091364944046/
- Tulsi’s Healthy Hawai’i Coalition organization, started when she was in her teens: http://www.healthyhawaiicoalition.com/our-projects
- Tulsi supports WATER Act: https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-introduces-bill-upgrade-water-infrastructure-hawai-i
- Photos of Tulsi’s visit to Flint, Michigan: https://www.flickr.com/photos/reptulsigabbard/sets/72157698485535615
- Tulsi calls on Congress to protect Bristol Bay, Alaska: https://youtu.be/vcoixIZ5408
3rd Party Links
- From Standing Rock to Maui: Tulsi Gabbard joins Resistance to Massive Corporate Water Theft https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/from-standing-rock-to-maui-tulsi-gabbard-joins-resistance_us_58f2fe49e4b048372700d917
- “Rep. Gabbard Introduces Bill To Upgrade Water Infrastructure” http://bigislandnow.com/2018/04/25/rep-gabbard-introduces-bill-to-upgrade-water-infrastructure/