Senate Votes to Kill EPA’s Water Rule
The Senate approved a bill Wednesday to block the Obama administration’s new regulation setting federal authority over small waterways.
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) water rule passed on a 53-44 vote. Three Democrats joined every Republican except Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in advancing the bill.
The resolution would prevent the implementation of the water rule, but it’s ultimately unlikely to take effect, given opposition from President Obama and the GOP’s inability to secure a veto-proof majority.
Read the article “Senate Votes to Kill EPA’s Water Rule” on thehill.com.