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David Scott: “How do you justify the EPA's proposed rule to extend, not limit, but to extend Federal jurisdiction so much beyond…”

On the recordApril 2, 2014
How do you justify the EPA's proposed rule to extend, not limit, but to extend Federal jurisdiction so much beyond navigable waters that flies directly in the face of what Congress intended
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the EPA's expansion of federal jurisdiction over navigable waters against congressional intent.

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