When Congress rejected legislation that would expand the Federal scope and jurisdiction over regulated waterways, the EPA attempted to circumvent Congress.

Over the past year, EPA and the Corps have repeatedly said that farmers and ranchers have nothing to fear from the proposed rule because those traditional agricultural exemptions remain intact. These statements are misleading.

I would stake my professional reputation on the fact that this rule--unless it is dramatically altered from what was proposed--will result in potential Clean Water Act liability and Federal permit requirements for a vast number of…

This is nothing but a power grab, takes power away from the states.

There is a need for more certainty and clarity of the reach of the Clean Water Act.

Rural America's voice cannot be ignored.

I hope the Administration will take action by pulling the proposed rule.

However, since the law's inception, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have on many occasions ignored the original intent of Congress.

the rule as drafted creates more confusion than it clarifies, and is already subject to differing interpretations

I really couldn't have said it any better than Mr. Smeltz.

We need to stop this, and I don't know if we are going to be able to do that.

For them to put this rule out, circumvent Congress, is really outrageous.

Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Lujan Grisham, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to offer our views regarding the EPA and the Corps of Engineers' proposed rule to define Waters of the United States under the…

If clarity, certainty, and better establishing reasonable jurisdictional limits was the intent of the rule, this proposal completely misses the mark.

the Clean Water Act was a very good piece of legislation that was written.

The Clean Water Act created a historic partnership between the Federal Government and the states to protect our nation's navigable waterways.

Thank you for holding your hearing March 17, 2015, to review the proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking.

The Obama Administration has taken it upon itself to redefine their authority over jurisdictional waters.

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