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. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his leadership on this. Here we are again. We are here once again to speak against the Biden administration's new waters of the United States rule. This is a bridge too far. Since this issue last appeared on the House floor, a Federal judge blocked the rule, as the chairman mentioned, in 26 States.

It seems that even our judicial system is signaling this is a vast overstep of Federal jurisdiction. Yet, President Biden is insistent on pushing this resolution through. There are already State and local laws in place to protect our waterways, and these entities are much better equipped to oversee small, isolated bodies of water.

All this change does is create more red tape for farmers, ranchers, and landowners. What it does not do, it doesn't make our waterways any cleaner.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this measure and give the power back to the States.

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