Senator Braun Applauds President Trump's EPA, Army for Finalizing Repeal of WOTUS

Statement

Today, President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Army will announce they have finalized a rule to repeal former President Obama's "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule, thereby providing much-needed certainty for farmers and property owners.

While this repeals the previous administration's definition of WOTUS, Senator Mike Braun and Senator Joni Ernst have introduced legislation that would put a new definition in statute to provide permanent certainty so that future administrations cannot undo this historic decision from President Trump's EPA.

"As a member of the Ag community, I know President Trump and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler are keeping their promise to repeal the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that gave unelected bureaucrats the power to regulate lakes, streams, ponds and ditches," said Senator Mike Braun. "To compliment Trump's deregulatory agenda, I have offered legislation that puts their work and a new definition into law so that no future administrations can treat our farmers like the previous administration did."

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