U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement praising President Trump’s Executive Order instructing the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review and reconsider the Obama administration’s sweeping re-write of the Waters of the United States Rule.
“The WOTUS rule is a prime example of Washington bureaucrats run amok under the Obama administration, and it needs to go,” Blunt said. “I’ve heard from countless farmers, ranchers, small businesses owners, and elected officials in Missouri who have said this rule will drive up costs and make it impossible for them to do their jobs. I’m grateful that President Trump is taking swift action to protect Missourians, and all Americans, from the fallout of this reckless EPA power grab. I’ll continue supporting the president’s efforts to overturn the rule, and curb all of the harmful, excessive regulations that are hurting our economy.”