Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency

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Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Speaker, Article I, Section 1 of the United States Constitution says that all legislative powers are to be vested in the Congress. In the Congress, not the President.

The Biden administration's WOTUS rule is a perfect example of the administration usurping the authority, the supremacy of the United States Constitution.

This rule impacts private property, small business, farmers, ranchers, including Jess Kane--I just got off the phone with him 20 minutes ago. Jess has a ranch south of Bartlesville, and he has about a thousand acres in a floodplain. He is concerned about his ranch and how this rule of the President will impact his ability to do what he has always done and be able to manage a cow-calf operation.

Regulatory costs are a hidden tax and are now expected to be at least $2 trillion, according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute. If you think of regulation as a tax, it comes out to more than $14,000 per family. It is a hidden tax, $14,000 per family, because of the regulatory state.

Congress has the authority and duty to rein this in. We must inject common sense, horse sense for our farmers, ranchers, small businesses, and private property owners when the Presidency is going the opposite direction.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.J. Res. 27 and overturn the WOTUS rule.

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