Water Concerns Prompt Senators to Consider Water Caucus
By: KARK 4 News, Little Rock, AR
Updated: July 27, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC -- As Arkansas deals with one of it's largest droughts ever recorded, Senator Mark Pryor announced the formation of a "water caucus" in the Senate.
The purpose would be for senators to exchange information and ideas on topics such as the scarcity or treatment of water.
Senator Pryor sees the caucus as a way to bring diverse voices together.
"I don't want to have one of these urban versus rural or industry versus environmentalist, it doesn't have to be that way," says Pryor, " We can work through these issues and create good national policy without a lot of conflict."
Pryor will begin recruiting members from both sides of the aisle to work together and call in experts on water issues.
The purpose would be for senators to exchange information and ideas on topics such as the scarcity or treatment of water.
Senator Pryor sees the caucus as a way to bring diverse voices together.
"I don't want to have one of these urban versus rural or industry versus environmentalist, it doesn't have to be that way," says Pryor, " We can work through these issues and create good national policy without a lot of conflict."
Pryor will begin recruiting members from both sides of the aisle to work together and call in experts on water issues.
Comments
"Lets build another corn alcohol plant, they use more water than a small city, but they contribute more to re-election campaigns than any other lobby.
My O.
July 28, 2012 at 9:50 am
