Sam Graves actually said...

"An example of the egregious impacts of the Obama administration's WOTUS rule was seen in my home State of Missouri, where the rule gave EPA the authority to regulate over 99 percent of Missouri farmla..."

"The current rule provided much needed clarification for farmers, homeowners, small businesses, and local governments on the extent of waters covered by the Clean Water Act."

"We will be watching this process closely, but the administration's decision to initiate a new rulemaking certainly appears to be a plan to bring back burdensome regulations for our agriculture and bus..."

"Instead, we encourage the Administration to focus its attention and resources on the more pressing economic and international issues confronting our nation such as inflation, the border crisis, the sa..."