Kevin Roberts: “I thank the distinguished Senator for yielding. I thank Senator Hoeven for his leadership on this issue and for bringing…”

“I thank the distinguished Senator for yielding. I thank Senator Hoeven for his leadership on this issue and for bringing this issue to the attention of all Members, more especially those of us in our conference, but this should be a bipartisan effort. I rise today to join my colleagues in discussing yet another--yet another--job-stifling and unjustified regulation proposed by this administration. The EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of Agriculture--what? the three horsemen of the regulatory apocalypse-- have proposed a rule that after careful review and study we believe would allow the EPA to further expand its control of private property-- control of private property--under the guise of the Clean Water Act. They claim that the proposed ``Waters of the United States'' rule ``simply clarifies their scope of jurisdiction.'' Well, here is the catch: The ``clarification'' is from categorically classifying so- called ``other waters'' as regulated, even if the water cannot be navigated and was previously outside of their authority. This proposal is another example of why many Kansans, many farmers and ranchers from Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, feel their way of life is under attack by the Federal Government's overreach and overregulation.…”