Congressman Flood and House Republicans Slam Biden WOTUS Overreach

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Congressman Mike Flood, along with more than 190 House Republicans, slammed President Biden’s final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule which dramatically expands federal oversight of America’s waterways. For almost a decade now, regulatory uncertainty and litigation have surrounded the scope of federal authority over our nation’s waterways as the Obama Administration and now Biden Administration have repeatedly attempted to expand the federal government’s power. 

“The American people deserve certainty and an assurance that existing rules and regulations will not fluctuate with the threat of criminal penalties and significant financial hardship for failing to abide by the ever-changing rules,” wrote the members of Congress in their letter to the Biden Administration. “This new WOTUS definition will only increase regulatory uncertainty and worsen conditions for farmers, ranchers, job creators, and landowners. Given this, we urge you to rescind the rule and postpone any subsequent agency action on WOTUS to allow the Supreme Court to issue an opinion on Sackett v EPA.”

Click here to read the full letter. Congressman Flood is a member of the Western Caucus which advocates for rural policy issues in Washington D.C.