McConnell Comments on President’s VETO of Bipartisan Measure to Overturn WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following comments regarding the President’s veto of the bipartisan measure to overturn the “Waters of the United States” rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): “WOTUS isn’t really a clean-water measure, it’s an unprecedented federal power grab clumsily masquerading as one. In passing a […]
McConnell on Passage of Resolution to Overturn Administration’s Indefensible Waterways Regulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement today after the Senate approved Senator Ernst’s resolution of disapproval on the ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule: “The Senate stood up for middle-class homeowners and family farmers today by voting to overturn the Obama Administration’s so-called ‘Waters of the U.S.’ regulation—a rule […]
McConnell Comments on Court Decision Halting WOTUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following comments today regarding the decision by the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to suspend implementation of the “Waters of the United States” rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): “Today’s decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals is a welcome […]
McConnell Office Statement on EPA Regulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Robert Steurer, Communications Director for Senator Mitch McConnell, released the following statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule to regulate “the waters of the United States” (WOTUS): “Senator McConnell is still reviewing the rule. However, he has heard from Kentuckians in the agriculture community, coal industry, and manufacturing that any […]