WASHINGTON – May 27, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule:
“The White House says the only people who have a reason to oppose this disastrous rule are ‘polluters who knowingly threaten our clean water.’ Well they should tell that to the hardworking farmers and struggling small business owners in my district who see right through this EPA power grab; they should tell it to the state and local governments who spoke out against this federal overreach; and they should tell it to their own Small Business Administration, who urged EPA and the Corp to withdraw the rule last year.
This fight is far from over. I’ve cosponsored and voted in support of two bipartisan bills to stop this economically devastating rule, and I will continue to oppose this erosion of Americans’ property rights until the Administration ditches their bad WOTUS rule for good.”
