Political Quotes

“Americans have had a tough time during the Obama administration with a sluggish economic recovery that is barely worthy of the name, stagnant wages for middle-class families, a health care law that ripped away millions of Americans' preferred health care plans, and burdensome regulations that have made it more challenging for businesses, large and small, to grow and create jobs. One Agency has done more than its fair share to make things difficult for Americans, and that is the Obama EPA. During the course of the Obama administration, this Agency has implemented one damaging rule after another--from a massive national backdoor energy tax that threatens hundreds of thousands of jobs to unrealistic new ozone standards that have the potential to devastate State economies. Reputed rebukes from various Federal courts have done little to check the EPA's enthusiasm for crippling, job-destroying regulations. This week, the Senate is taking up legislation introduced by my colleague from Wyoming Senator Barrasso to address one of the EPA's biggest overreaches--the so-called waters of the United States regulation. The EPA has long had authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate ``navigable waters,'' such as rivers, lakes, and major waterways. The inclusion of the term ``navigable'' in the Clean Water Act was deliberate. It was deliberate.…”