Regulations of any type should be simple and easy to follow.

It would be common sense to pause and wait to see what the Supreme Court decides before jamming this through now.

It makes sense for them to suspend implementation of their new rule until the Court reaches its decision.

It is inopportune for the EPA and Corps to proceed with their third WOTUS revision in seven years.

For more than a half century, the Clean Water Act has functioned to improve the quality of our Nation's rivers, lakes, and streams, and we should be proud of what we have done and acknowledge its success in protecting waters all around the…

The rule marks the third time in the past seven years the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) have redefined the federal jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Unfortunately, that is not the case here. As I have said before, there is no greater example of bureaucratic overreach under the Clean Water Act than the regulatory nightmare of complying with and understanding the definition of a 'water…

However, sweeping legislation like the Clean Water Act, while certainly beneficial, can lead to bureaucratic overreach and regulatory headaches that often don't make sense to regulated communities.

We write in opposition to your rule regarding the Clean Water Act and the revised definition of 'Waters of the United States'.

The Clean Water Act has had great success in its 50 years protecting these waters in North Carolina and around the country.

the Biden Administration has largely relied on executive action to advance its radical agenda.

There's also no greater example of overreach under the Clean Water Act than with the regulatory nightmare of complying with and understanding the definition of a 'water of the United States' or 'WOTUS'.

I appreciate your holding this hearing today.

Some States have used this authority to block meaningful infrastructure projects they are politically opposed to for reasons beyond Clean Water Act goals of water quality.

The reason that we have the PFAS problem is because they are so biopersistent.

We must recognize that to move forward in achieving this goal, it is vital for Congress and the federal government to modernize and update the Clean Water Act.

I am very concerned that this Administration plans to issue a similar rule that would once again place unnecessary burdens on the communities, farmers, businesses, and industries who rely on clean water.

We all understand that you need to have rules for the road, but you don't necessarily need a stoplight every 10 feet.

After hearing from my constituent whose veteran spouse tragically died by suicide, and learning of the obstacles they faced when trying to receive critical mental health support for themselves and their children following his death, I…

Listening to the debate this morning reminds me of something President Ronald Reagan once said. He said: Our friends on the other side of the aisle, they know so much that just isn't so. How interesting it is that the title of this package…

I thank Chairman DeFazio, Chair Napolitano, and Ranking Member Graves for their leadership and work to ensure the Water Resources Development Act, also known as WRDA for short, continues to be both bipartisan and biennial. Because of this…

The longer you pick at a scab, it never heals.

That is why I introduced the Meat and Poultry Special Investigators Act (H.R. 4103)...

We need to be working together and coming together with new solutions for all of agriculture.

It is so fitting that today we are passing the Coast Guard reauthorization bill, a very good bipartisan piece of legislation, naming it in honor of our dear friend and colleague, Don Young of Alaska, who did so much during his time here…