Cain formerly chaired the Senate Insurance and the Agriculture and Natural Resources committees. In those capacities, he was a strong advocate of protecting his state's underground [[water]] sources to prevent depletion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/water.htm|title=Water Summit begins regulatory discussion: Sen. Cain proposes bill to avoid depletion of state's underground water source|author=James Ronald Skains|publisher=''The Piney Woods Journal''|accessdate=August 5, 2015; no longer on-line}}</ref> | Cain formerly chaired the Senate Insurance and the Agriculture and Natural Resources committees. In those capacities, he was a strong advocate of protecting his state's underground [[water]] sources to prevent depletion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/water.htm|title=Water Summit begins regulatory discussion: Sen. Cain proposes bill to avoid depletion of state's underground water source|author=James Ronald Skains|publisher=''The Piney Woods Journal''|accessdate=August 5, 2015; no longer on-line}}</ref> |