Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the override of President Biden's veto of this resolution, which I was proud to introduce alongside and with Chairman Sam Graves. Of course, this repeals the EPA's new waters of the U.S. rule. Mr. Speaker, I certainly recognize that this administration has never seen an onerous rule it didn't like, but the President's veto of this resolution reversing one of the Federal Government's most egregious rules to date really takes the cake. This resolution passed in both Chambers with a bipartisan vote, yet the President and his administration refuse to even consider the devastation this new WOTUS rule, if ultimately left intact by the courts, will cause. This new rule, with all its ambiguity, and therefore subjectivity, was issued mere months before the Supreme Court is anticipated to decide in Sackett v. EPA, a decision all but guaranteed to update the definition of the WOTUS once again, making this mud puddle of complexity even muddier. While this is clear to many Members on both sides of the aisle here in Congress, this administration continues to bow down to the demands of radical environmentalists while ignoring the commonsense calls to revoke this misguided rule. Unfortunately, the inconsistencies so many of us have said would result from this rule has already begun. Last week, a U.S. district court judge issued a preliminary injunction on the rule after 24 attorneys general filed suit.…”