{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-cautions-epa-wage-garnishing-rule-isn%E2%80%99t-over", "Tipton Cautions that EPA Wage Garnishing Rule Isnt Over", "2014-07-17", "2014", "2014-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Scott Tipton", "T000470", "tipton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON\u2014 Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) warned that the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) announcement this week that it was abandoning the direct implementation of a proposed rule to garnish Americans\u2019 paychecks to collect fines shouldn\u2019t be construed as the agency backing away from the rule.\nThe EPA quietly published the rule in the federal register earlier this month, and was attempting to sneak it through without sufficient input or oversight with the intent of directly implementing it on September 2, 2014. In a change of course this week, the EPA announced that because of comments received, it would change the process to a public comment period extended through September 2, before making any final decisions on the rule.\n \n\t\u201cWhile it\u2019s good that Americans will now have an opportunity to make comments on this overreaching rule, it\u2019s important to note that the EPA is not backing down. Should the rule be implemented, the EPA would be ignoring the due process rights of American citizens by taking directly from their paychecks without so much as a court order. We are continuing our efforts in Congress to keep this rule from ever being implemented and to protect the rights of the American people,\u201d said Tipton. \u201cFor every invasive and overreaching rule at the EPA that is stopped or delayed, there are many more forthcoming that seek to restrict the ability of Americans to earn a living, pay their bills, and prosper. We will\u00a0 continue to fight to stop the wage garnishing rule and others including proposed EPA rules to expand the agency\u2019s regulatory scope over virtually all U.S. surface water and implement a significant backdoor tax on affordable energy\u2014hurting rural communities and families on fixed incomes the most. We must remain vigilant and work together in Congress to thwart this federal overreach at every opportunity.\u201d\n \nThe EPA announcement follows a scathing letter sent on July 11 by Tipton and a number of his House colleagues, calling for the rule\u2019s immediate withdrawal. In the letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, they outlined their concerns on the proposed rule and called into question its legality.\nView the letter HERE.\nPublic comments can be made through September 2 at: https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OA-2014-0012", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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": ["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-cautions-epa-wage-garnishing-rule-isn%E2%80%99t-over"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6321600414812565, "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"}