Sasse on EPA Propaganda Campaign: "This Is Washington Lawlessness"
December 14, 2015
Today, U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the Government Accountability Office determined that the EPA broke federal law by engaging in "covert propaganda" to support the Obama Administration’s controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
"Let’s not mince words: This is Washington lawlessness. Nebraskans know that WOTUS is terrible policy and everyone should agree that it’s wrong for government bureaucracies to run illegal PR campaigns. This puddle-propaganda was meant to rally support around the Administration’s unilateral re-write of the law. That kind of spin might be commonplace in other parts of the world but that’s not how America works. Nebraskans deserve better and taxpayers everywhere deserve better."
Background:
Today, a report from the Government Accountability Office determined that the EPA broke federal law by engaging in "covert propaganda" to support the Obama Administration’s controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. That report is available here.
This spring, the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers released the final Waters of the United States rule under the Clean Water Act. The rule would dramatically expand federal authority and with it EPA’s power to levy fines and require additional permits and reporting.
In October, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a nationwide stay on the implementation of WOTUS, noting that the rule has created a "whirlwind of confusion."
"Let’s not mince words: This is Washington lawlessness. Nebraskans know that WOTUS is terrible policy and everyone should agree that it’s wrong for government bureaucracies to run illegal PR campaigns. This puddle-propaganda was meant to rally support around the Administration’s unilateral re-write of the law. That kind of spin might be commonplace in other parts of the world but that’s not how America works. Nebraskans deserve better and taxpayers everywhere deserve better."
Background:
Today, a report from the Government Accountability Office determined that the EPA broke federal law by engaging in "covert propaganda" to support the Obama Administration’s controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. That report is available here.
This spring, the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers released the final Waters of the United States rule under the Clean Water Act. The rule would dramatically expand federal authority and with it EPA’s power to levy fines and require additional permits and reporting.
In October, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a nationwide stay on the implementation of WOTUS, noting that the rule has created a "whirlwind of confusion."