With the Iowa caucus slowly drawing nearer, 2024 hopeful Donald J. Trump made the case that he was “the most pro-farmer president that you’ve ever had” at a rally in Council Bluffs, a town across the Missouri River from Nebraska. To support his case, Mr. Trump ran through a long list of actions he’d taken…
Trump Touts Farm Record in Iowa Rally
July 7, 2023
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House Fails to Override Biden’s Veto of Measure Repealing His Water Rule
The House failed on April 18 to override President Joe Biden’s veto of a regulation his administration enacted surrounding U.S. waters and wetlands. The final tally was 227–196, short of the two-thirds majority necessary. The disapproval resolution passed the House on March 9, 227–198, and passed the Senate, 53–43, on March 28. It was passed…
Biden Vetoes Joint Resolution Against His Water Rule
April 6, 2023
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President Joe Biden has vetoed a joint resolution from the House and Senate that would have repealed his Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, delivering what could be a fatal blow to that specific challenge to his environmental agenda. The expected veto was issued on the afternoon of April 6. “I just vetoed a…
Senate Votes to Repeal Biden Regulation of US Waters, Wetlands
The Senate passed a resolution on March 29, 53–43, to repeal a Biden administration regulation of U.S. waters and wetlands. The disapproval resolution passed the House on March 9, 227–198. It was passed in accordance with the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to strike down regulations within 60 days of passage. However, President Joe…
House Votes to Repeal Biden Regulation of US Waters, Wetlands
March 9, 2023
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The House passed a resolution on March 9 to repeal a Biden administration regulation of U.S. waters and wetlands. The resolution passed 227–198. It was passed in accordance with the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to strike down regulations within 60 days of passage. However, it is likely that the resolution will be dead…
House Committee Passes Resolution Against New Biden Water Rule
March 1, 2023
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a joint resolution against the Biden administration’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule during a Feb. 28 markup, the latest in an ongoing dispute as to federal authority over the nation’s waters. “I would argue that this may be the most important vote, one of the…
24 Republican AGs Sue Biden Admin Over Water Rule
On Feb. 15, A coalition of 24 Republican state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit on Feb. 15 against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), asking the court to declare unlawful a rule the agencies developed that will determine which water resources receive federal protection. Specifically, the rule, announced on Dec. 30 and…
House Takes on Biden’s Waters of the United States Rule
February 8, 2023
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Representatives at a Congressional hearing moved closer to challenging President Joe Biden’s new rule defining the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act, an issue pitting many farmers, ranchers, and other landowners against many environmentalists and federal bureaucrats. The meeting brought together members of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on…
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