Rep. Gosar Praises Court Decision Blocking EPA's WOTUS Regulation

Statement

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after Judge Ralph Erickson of North Dakota blocked President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency's new Waters of the United States regulation (WOTUS) that was slated to go into effect tomorrow as a result of a lawsuit filed by 13 states, including the state of Arizona:

"Judge Erikson's preliminary injunction blocking the EPA's unconstitutional water grab puts the interests of hard-working Americans, small businesses, states and the agriculture community ahead of the self-interests of extremist environmental groups.

"WOTUS is a job-killing, overreaching new regulation that would be a dream killer for future generations and result in significant job losses as well as considerable harm to our economy. This terribly flawed Washington mandate contradicts prior Supreme Court decisions and seeks to expand agency control over 60% of our country's streams as well as millions of acres of wetlands that were previously non-jurisdictional.

"This temporary victory is a big win for states and the people of our country who refuse to be ruled by executive fiat. I have been fighting this regulation from the very beginning and I will continue to do everything I can to fight this unconstitutional water grab and prevent it from ever being implemented."

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