When I was mayor of Rogers, Arkansas, I wanted to work with partners who understood the needs of my city.

we need to throw more money at the problem.

What we need is a federal government that acts as a strategic partner, one that bolsters states' efforts, not hinder them.

I wish my friends on the other side would just quit demonizing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Infrastructure investment will transform and modernize our systems to support American families, create jobs, make U.S. industry more competitive.

The new rule allows states the flexibility of 'seasoning' the solution, but prevents states from shutting out neighboring states from entire markets.

We asked the EPA and the Corps to remove wasteful regulatory duplication and to respect the integrity of our state programs.

We want to protect our waterways, which is the source of so much enjoyment and satisfaction and commerce in our state and all across the country, but at the same time we want to protect private property rights and development as well.

Arkansas's Secretary of Agriculture, Wes Ward, reports a high adoption rate of forestry best management practices, including water-quality protection.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) appreciates the opportunity to submit this statement for the record.

the rollback of the 2015 rule ends 'years of uncertainty over where federal jurisdiction begins and ends.'

We are pleased that the House Water Resources Subcommittee is taking the time to hold a hearing on this and other very important Clean Water Act (CWA) issues.

What is most important to these compliance efforts is a permitting process that is consistent, predictable, timely, and focused on protecting true aquatic resources.

I applaud the administration for trying to put some sanity into these regulations so that people know how to deal with them.

There is no common sense in what is going on in many of these rules that are getting passed down.

They don't want to sidestep the rules or avoid the rules. They want to know what the rules are so that they can meet the regulations...

I would like to take some time and apologize to all those farmers, those construction workers, everybody that is out there in this country trying to do the right thing...

I am also a licensed professional engineer. I spent over two decades doing engineering work.