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Senator Blunt: President Obama Backs EPA Power Grab at the Expense of Missouri Families & Farmers

Press Release

By: Roy Blunt
By: Roy Blunt
Date: Jan. 20, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Environment Federal, State and Local Relations

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement today after President Obama vetoed legislation, cosponsored by Blunt, that would have overturned the Environmental Protection Agency's sweeping re-write of the Clean Water Act, known as the Waters of the United States rule. Under this rule, the EPA will have authority over 99.7 percent of Missouri, creating more permitting requirements for Missourians and stifling economic and job growth.

"The WOTUS rule vastly expands the federal government's control over nearly every body of water in the United States at the expense of farmers, local officials, builders, manufacturers, and property owners," Blunt said. "For local businesses, the WOTUS rule will mean added costs and more bureaucratic hurdles to new construction and economic development. Dozens of mayors and local officials are concerned that even routine municipal maintenance, especially on storm water structures, would now require new permits. And, Missouri farmers have told me the new rule will be "devastating,' and cause "total gridlock.'"


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