David Rouzer: “I am eager to hear from you on the issues local communities are facing in their efforts to address the Nation's water…”

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

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

The permit review process can take over a year.

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.