[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                SMALL BUSINESS HURT BY FEDERAL OVERREACH

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, last night the President said that he is 
finally ready to work with us here in Congress. Today we will send him 
a measure blocking the EPA's waters of the United States power grab, a 
proposal rejected by both Houses of Congress, two Federal courts, the 
Government Accountability Office, and many States.
  The EPA's plan would grant jurisdiction over fully 95 percent of my 
home State of California, allowing an unaccountable Federal agency to 
insert itself into land use decisions once again across our State.
  Mr. Speaker, the President spoke glowingly of small business America 
last night. Between waters of the United States, his rejection of 
health options plans for Americans, and forcing minimum wage proposals 
upon small businesses and their employees, small businesses don't have 
a chance. They don't have a chance to survive and thrive in this 
country.
  If the President really wants to work with Congress in a constructive 
way, he can start today by rejecting the waters of the United States 
policy that is hurting small businesses, farms, and ranches, and 
actually help us build the water supply we need in California and the 
Western States.

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