Republicans Seek To Test Biden Veto Threat On WOTUS Repeal Measure

March 7, 2023
Congressional Republicans are seeking to use an upcoming Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution rescinding the revised Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule to test President Joe Biden’s threat to veto it, noting that he has already dropped his opposition to a similar measure aimed at Washington, D.C’s crime bill. In March 7 remarks on the Senate floor, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), the ranking Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, urged her House colleagues to quickly approve...


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