Western Caucus Members Demand Clarity from EPA and the Army Corps on the Regulatory Definition of WOTUS

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Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led 71 Members of the Western Caucus in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor regarding the lack of clarity on the agencies’ regulatory definition of waters of the United States (WOTUS) following the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v.…

What They Are Saying: Industry Leaders Applaud House Passage of FY24 Interior Appropriations Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Industry leaders and associations representing rural America released statements in response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This bill passed by a bipartisan vote of 213-203. American Petroleum Institute Vice President of Federal Relations Lance…

Chairman Newhouse, Representative Simpson Applaud Passage of Interior Appropriations Bill

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Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Representative Mike Simpson (ID-02), Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Subcommittee on Appropriations, issued the following statements applauding passage of H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This bill passed by a bipartisan vote of…

Western Caucus Members Issue Statements On The Biden Administration’s Revised WOTUS Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus Members released the following statements in response to the Biden Administration’s revised Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. “Rural America celebrated the Sackett decision in May, which forced EPA and Army Corps to amend their WOTUS rule and rein in their blatant overreach,” said Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04). “Unfortunately,…

What They Are Saying: SCOTUS Ruling is a Win for Rural America

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Industry leaders and associations representing rural America released statements in response to the Supreme Court decision on the Sackett v. EPA case in favor of the Sacketts, delivering a major blow to the EPA’s onerous “Waters of the United States” or WOTUS rule. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “All nine Justices in Sackett agreed…

Western Caucus Celebrates Unanimous WOTUS Decision

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with the Sacketts in the Sackett v. EPA case, delivering a resounding blow to the Biden Administration’s push to erode private property rights with its “Waters of the United States” or WOTUS rule. See what Western Caucus Members had to say: “This is a huge win for landowners and farmers. The Supreme Court rightly…

Chairman Newhouse’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s WOTUS Ruling

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case, Sackett v. EPA, which ruled in favor of the Sacketts. “Today's ruling by the Supreme Court is a win for rural America. For too long, the federal government has used WOTUS as a way to put every ditch, stream, and puddle under its…

Western Caucus Members Speak Out on WOTUS Veto Override

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members urged their House colleagues to vote to overturn President Biden’s veto of H.J. Res. 27, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration’s burdensome and overreaching “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, on the House floor. H.J. Res. 27 passed both the House and…

What They Are Saying: Overturn WOTUS Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Industry leaders and associations representing rural America released statements in response to the House passage of H.J. Res. 27, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration’s flawed and burdensome “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule: American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “Farmers and…

Chairman Newhouse Applauds House Passage of WOTUS CRA

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 27, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration’s flawed and burdensome “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. This legislation was led by Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06) and Water Resources and Environment…

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