"Submissions for the Record by Hon. David Rouzer."
"we must have environmental protection and economic development--this critical balance that protects the environment without unnecessarily hampering our economy and private property rights."
"regulations should be simple and easy to follow."
"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 Clean Water Act has worked to improve the quality of our Nation's waterways."
"The Clean Water Act was never envisioned for the Federal Government to have control over every ditch and mud puddle."
"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."
"The Supreme Court's ruling in Sackett v. EPA last year provided a decisive win for America's farmers, small businesses, and property owners."
"For more than half a century, the Clean Water Act has worked to improve the quality of our nation's waterways."
"The Clean Water Act was never envisioned for the federal government to have control over every ditch and mud puddle."
"My first hearing on the waters of the U.S. was back in, I think, 1824."