Providing for Congressional Disapproval of A Rule Submitted By the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency--Veto Message From the President of the United States (H. Doc. No.

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Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the farmers, ranchers, agricultural producers, and independent oil and gas producers that have been forced to operate their businesses under three different definitions of the word ``water'' in the past 10 years alone.

Congress has spoken clearly on this issue. President Biden received a bicameral, bipartisan joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act on his administration's flawed and burdensome waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule. He vetoed it, and that is inexplicable. Congress, not the executive branch, was created to legislate, and it is sad that this particular example of legislating from the executive branch serves as an outrageous instance of government overreach.

While President Biden would like to federally regulate every small stream, ditch, and puddle from sea to shining sea, American producers have been the careful custodians of their own resources for centuries. They are the original conservationists, and their livelihoods already depend on their voluntary efforts to care for their own water resources.

How we vote today will speak volumes. By overriding President Biden's veto, Congress has the opportunity to stand up not only for the people who feed, fuel, and clothe us all, but also for all Americans whose businesses and private lives would be affected by this Big Government encroachment onto their property.

We can either tell Americans that we believe the Federal Government knows best, or we can tell them that the Federal Government should get out of their way and let them do what they do best. I know where I stand.

Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote.

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