Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I applaud my colleague for what he just said, and I want to also applaud the colleagues who today took a stand against the regulatory onslaught and overreach being waged by the Environmental Protection Agency. In promulgating the waters of the United States rule, or WOTUS, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have teamed up to promulgate one of the most expansive Federal power grabs across the Nation. Recently, I spoke to this body about the threat that the growth and expansion of Federal regulations pose to this country's economic well- being. The growth of Federal regulation and bureaucracy is a menacing threat to this country's security and success. What America needs now is a smaller, less burdensome regulatory framework that will permit our Nation's economy to thrive. With the $18 trillion of debt, we can only afford policies that will serve as a catalyst for economic growth. This waters of the United States rule is a prime example of a Federal agency coming up with regulations that do the precisely opposite. In the early 1970s, Congress passed the Clean Water Act and charged the EPA with protecting our Nation's navigable waters from pollutants. It has worked. Since then, the EPA and the Corps have been working to ever expand the definition and scope of ``navigable water,'' this time stretching the meaning all the way to the limits of common sense.…”