[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15644]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             THE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES EPA REGULATION

  (Mr. SMITH of Missouri asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, for months I have said how 
detrimental the new Waters of the United States EPA regulation would be 
to the people of my district. We have long protected some of the most 
beautiful waterways in the world, but once again, bureaucrats think 
that they know better.
  I have many questions about the regulation, but when the Natural 
Resources Committee held a hearing on this rule back in June, the 
Federal agencies did not even show up. How can we trust them to work 
with landowners if the rule is implemented?
  Earlier this year, the House passed a bill to protect Americans from 
the huge regulatory burden, but like so many others, it is stuck in the 
Senate. Luckily, there is still time to do something to stop this 
disastrous power grab.
  The EPA is accepting comments on the proposed Waters of the United 
States rule until Friday, November 14, so join me in telling the EPA 
how terrible this ill-considered regulation would be for Missouri and 
the United States.

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