Rep. Gosar Blocks Amendment that Would Have Allowed EPA Water Grab to Move Forward

Statement

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after blocking an amendment introduced by Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) to the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016, that sought to strip the Gosar requested rider included in the base bill which prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from using any appropriated funds to carry out the new "Waters of the United States (WOTUS)" regulation:

"WOTUS is a terrible Washington mandate put forth by the EPA and this administration that will have disastrous effects and economic consequences for agriculture, small businesses, property owners, municipalities and water users throughout the country.

"The EPA claims this new regulation was "shaped by public input.' Yet, we recently learned that the EPA used taxpayer dollars to unleash a propaganda campaign in an attempt to rally comments and support for its WOTUS regulation, despite the Anti-Lobbying Act which bans such actions. I am proud the House stood firm again today and blocked a misguided amendment that would have allowed EPA's water grab to move forward."

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