Political Quotes

“I am proud to once again rise in support of H.J. Res. 27, which I introduced to negate an ill-timed and ill-conceived rule coming out of the Biden administration. I remind my colleagues on both sides of the aisle that since I last spoke on the floor of this Chamber in support of H.J. Res. 27, the resolution passed both the House and the Senate with bipartisan support. While the Clean Water Act has greatly improved the health of our Nation's waters in the 50 years since it has become law, this administration's rule defining a ``water of the United States,'' or WOTUS, is just the latest in a string of examples of executive overreach beyond the intent of the Clean Water Act. Decades of agency interpretations and misinterpretations of WOTUS have created a lot of uncertainty for rural communities, farmers, businesses, and industries that rely on clean water, and this rule does absolutely nothing to provide clarity. In his message to the House regarding the veto of this legislation, the President claims that H.J. Res. 27 ``would leave Americans without a clear definition of `waters of the United States.''' {time} 1415 This is simply untrue and disingenuous, especially considering it was his own administration that decided to get rid of the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which provided long-awaited clarity on the scope of WOTUS, in favor of this new overreaching and unclear definition.…”