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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, December 27, 2024
As promised, President Joe Biden vetoed a joint resolution from Congress to overturn his administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule, likely dooming the measure to failure.
The Biden administration's “waters of the U.S.” rule survived a court challenge in Kentucky, where a federal judge rejected an injunction request by the state and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce to enjoin the rule.
The Senate passed a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule, 53-43, sending the measure to the White House for what President Joe Biden has already promised will be a veto.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan defended his agency’s budget request and its “waters of the U.S.” rule against Republican criticism in an appearance Wednesday before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
The Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule that expands the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act officially takes effect Monday despite uncertainty about its future in the courts and continued attacks on the measure on Capitol Hill.
Capitol Hill lawmakers are enthused by the first step taken Monday in a lengthy process that could lead to a dispute panel under USMCA challenging Mexico’s efforts to block genetically modified corn imports from the U.S.
Republicans cleared out of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee by a vote of 30-22 a joint resolution which would void the Biden administration’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule which goes into effect March 20.
