Rural America's voice cannot be ignored.
The Clean Water Act created a historic partnership between the Federal Government and the states to protect our nation's...
The Obama Administration has taken it upon itself to redefine their authority over jurisdictional waters.
If clarity, certainty, and better establishing reasonable jurisdictional limits was the intent of the rule, this proposa...
I call on the Administration to re-propose the rule for a new round of public comment.
This proposal drafted under the authority of that Act will have dire and significant consequences for rural America.
the rule as drafted creates more confusion than it clarifies, and is already subject to differing interpretations
I really couldn't have said it any better than Mr. Smeltz.
This hearing is more potent probably in this time and era than ever.
For them to put this rule out, circumvent Congress, is really outrageous.
the Clean Water Act was a very good piece of legislation that was written.
I think that we would be in a strong position to move forward on legislation like that.
We need to stop this, and I don't know if we are going to be able to do that.
Thank you for holding your hearing March 17, 2015, to review the proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rulemakin...
I would stake my professional reputation on the fact that this rule--unless it is dramatically altered from what was pro...
Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Lujan Grisham, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to offer...
Over the past year, EPA and the Corps have repeatedly said that farmers and ranchers have nothing to fear from the propo...
There is a need for more certainty and clarity of the reach of the Clean Water Act.