Rounds Presses Army Corps for Answers on Misleading Waters of the U.S. Statements

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U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today pressed for answers regarding misleading comments made by members of the Obama Administration on the Waters of the U.S. proposal. At a hearing last week, Rounds asked Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to clarify contradictory statements about the public comments received, but was deferred to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Today's letter to Secretary Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works at USACE is a follow up to that exchange.

"In South Dakota, I've heard from many constituents who feel this proposed rule would add unnecessary layers of bureaucracy and adversely affect their operations," Rounds wrote. "It's important to make sure the voices of the people in my state -- and all Americans who have spent time weighing in during the public comment period -- are accurately accounted for. I'm troubled that these recent statements could be misleading the American people."

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