Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak against the Biden administration's extreme overreach with the confusing new waters of the United States rule published by the EPA. This rule removes protections put in place by the previous administration that would protect farmers, ranchers, and small business owners from potential fines and even jail time for carrying out common practices they have done for years. The men and women who feed America should not have to apply for permits to simply remove debris from a ditch on their property or change the types of crops that they grow in a field. Yet, this is what people in my district in Arkansas and around the country will face under the new WOTUS rule. To top it all off, this rule is unclear, forcing landowners to hire additional help just to ensure that they are complying with this ill- conceived rule. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to stand up to the EPA and vote to block this burdensome rule.
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