Inhofe Applauds Trump EO To Begin Dismantling WOTUS Rule

Statement

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released a statement on President Trump's executive order that begins to dismantle the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The executive order directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers to start a formal review of the rule. The WOTUS rule seeks to expand the definition of the Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act and grants the federal government sweeping authority to regulate virtually all waters or wet areas throughout the country.

"President Trump's action today on the WOTUS rule signals his clear commitment to the country's hard working farmers and ranchers. As chairman of the EPW committee, I heard firsthand accounts from those who would be negatively affected by what is essentially an illegal federal land-grab at the hands of unelected bureaucrats. The WOTUS rule, which was made without the consultation of stakeholders and local governments, is anti-farmer and anti-business. Even former Obama EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy admitted the rule is flawed, inconsistent, and ambiguous and 32 states and two courts agreed. I am pleased that President Trump has started the process of scrapping this expansive and burdensome rule. It is the first of many steps the Trump administration will take to undo eight years of an EPA driven by a left-wing agenda rather than congressional mandates and science."

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