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Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 9, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations Environment

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I thank Chairman Shuster for bringing the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach and Protection Act to this body.

Mr. Chairman, this administration has continually tried to expand the role of the Federal Government in the everyday lives of American families, and now the EPA wants to regulate almost all bodies of water throughout the country, including ditches, pipes, and even farmland ponds.

After meeting with many of my constituents back home throughout the month of August, I know that my fellow farmers, whom I sat with in Indiana, and those of any other State don't want or need more regulatory overreach from Washington, D.C.

From irrigation for crops to water for livestock, farmers feed us and the world with this precious resource. This legislation is an opportunity to maintain the relationship between local and Federal officials already established in the Clean Water Act.

I would like to thank Chairman Shuster, Ranking Member Rahall, and the rest of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for their hard work on this issue. I urge my colleagues to support this very important bill for rural America.

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