{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-rouzer-statement-epas-implementation-supreme-court-wotus-ruling", "Graves, Rouzer Statement on EPA\u2019s Implementation of Supreme Court WOTUS Ruling", "2023-08-29", "2023", "2023-08", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Sam Graves", "G000546", "graves.house.gov", "graves", "https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its updated Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule following the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s May ruling in the Sackett v. EPA case:\n\n\u201cThe Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in Sackett was a decisive win for America\u2019s farmers, small businesses, property owners, and those who build our infrastructure. We said from the very beginning that the Biden Administration should have waited on Sackett, knowing how much of an impact the decision could have on their costly, burdensome, and overreaching WOTUS rule. Unfortunately, the Biden Administration\u2019s revised rule barely pays lip service to the Sackett decision. The Court was clear that Clean Water Act overreach is illegal. The Administration is now trying to make Sackett fit with a rule that never should have been issued in the first place. This revised rule ignores fundamental concerns laid out in Sackett and is a missed opportunity to finally end longstanding confusion over what constitutes a WOTUS.\u201d\n\nBackground Information:\n\nOn February 2, 2023, Graves and Rouzer introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration\u2019s flawed and burdensome WOTUS rule.\n\nOn March 9, 2023, the House of Representatives approved the Graves-Rouzer resolution with bipartisan support in a vote of 227-198.\n\nOn March 29, 2023, the Senate also passed the resolution of disapproval in bipartisan fashion in a 53-43 vote.\n\nOn April 6, 2023, President Biden vetoed the resolution of disapproval, siding with far-left environmental activists over everyday Americans, as well as majorities in both Houses of Congress.\n\nOn May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court struck down the Biden WOTUS Rule in Sackett v. EPA.\n\nOn June 21, 2023, House and Senate Republican committee leaders asked the Biden Administration for a detailed update on their plans to implement the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in Sackett.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-rouzer-statement-epas-implementation-supreme-court-wotus-ruling"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5389309264719486, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}