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Senate Democrats Vote to Expand Government Into Americans' Backyards

Press Release

Date: Jan. 21, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Environment Federal, State and Local Relations

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the Senate attempted to override the president's veto of the Obama Environmental Protection Agency's Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, which places burdensome regulations on farmers, ranchers, and businesses across the country.

"At the president's urging, Washington bureaucrats have issued a rule governing Americans' backyards without regard for the negative effect it has on communities that depend on the land. Unfortunately, rather than listening to the American people's objections, the president and Senate Democrats have persisted in their efforts to expand the reach of the federal government. We will continue to fight this thinly veiled land grab this year and beyond."


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