David Rouzer

The CWA is a potent weapon.

When we do that, we each represent 850,000 people, that is what the executive branch is supposed to do, not run their own agenda.

They don't know if they are breaking the law. They don't know if they are going to be able to feed their families.

I am going to advocate incredibly strongly for my farmers and yours to make sure that they can feed the world.

My first hearing on the waters of the U.S. was back in, I think, 1824.

Your attention to this matter is crucial and greatly appreciated.

NAHB stands ready to work with you and members of the Subcommittee to achieve thoughtful, effective policies.

Thank you, Chairman Rouzer and Ranking Member Napolitano, for convening this important hearing.

Safeguarding the environment and building homes do not have to be mutually exclusive.

Passing the Clean Water Act of 2023, a bill I introduced in partnership with Ranking Member Napolitano, would restore the historic, bipartisan protections that the Sackett decision removed.

The permit review process can take over a year.

There is no greater example of bureaucratic overreach than the nightmare of complying with and understanding the definition of a 'water of the United States' or 'WOTUS.'

The Clean Water Act was never envisioned for the federal government to have control over every ditch and mud puddle.

It is imperative that the regulatory framework under the Clean Water Act works as Congress intended it to work.

For more than half a century, the Clean Water Act has worked to improve the quality of our nation's waterways.

I remain concerned about the lack of transparency and lack of consistency with which this revised definition has been implemented.

Farmers, homebuilders, businesses, manufacturers, and many other hard-working Americans rely on the Corps and EPA for predictable, workable, and stable WOTUS regulations.

The Supreme Court's ruling in Sackett v. EPA last year provided a decisive win for America's farmers, small businesses, and property owners.

Novo Nordisk cannot conduct onsite avoidance and minimization analysis before they know what parcel of property must be avoided.

There is no greater example of bureaucratic overreach than the nightmare of complying with and understanding the definition of a water of the United States.

Regulations should be simple and easy to follow.

The Clean Water Act was never envisioned for the Federal Government to have control over every ditch and mud puddle.

We must have environmental protection and economic development--this critical balance that protects the environment without unnecessarily hampering our economy and private property rights.

The Clean Water Act has worked to improve the quality of our Nation's waterways.