Congressman Jason Smith (MO-8) issued the following statement today after the Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co.:
“The unanimous decision today by the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., is yet another defeat of the Obama Administration’s illegal executive overreach and a big win for Americans. Clean Water Act regulations represent a major threat to rural America and have the potential to be devastating to farmers, ranchers and the agriculture industry in southeast and south central Missouri. Allowing Americans to challenge wetlands determinations in court is the right thing to do and I applaud the court’s decision. This decision will make the EPA think twice before trying to regulate every pond, stream or puddle on a farmers land. This decision continues the track record of more than twenty unanimous defeats President Obama has received regarding his policy initiatives, a stunning embarrassment to the Administration.”
