Palmer Decries EPA Overreach at Science, Space and Technology Hearing

For Immediate Release

Washington, DC – Congressman Gary Palmer, a member of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, participated in a hearing on major pending EPA regulations and the potential for EPA overreach, and says the following:

"The EPA has long been an agency that makes a habit out of claiming more authority than it should rightfully have. In the next six months, the EPA is poised to issue three of the most expensive and wide-ranging regulations it has ever issued: the so-called ‘Clean Power Plan,' the ‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards' (NAAQS) for Ozone, and the ‘Waters of the United States' rule, which was recently rebranded the ‘Clean Water Rule' after the public became aware it would allow the EPA to regulate even things like puddles and ditches.

"Expansive rules such as these are beyond the rightful authority of the EPA to implement without the consent of Congress. Moreover, as testimony before the committee clearly demonstrated, the EPA ignored the laws in order to implement these regulations. This was done because Congress would not give consent to such rules as they are expensive, will cost jobs, and come with no significant environmental benefit.

"I have repeatedly voted to restrict EPA's authority when it overreaches, and I will continue efforts to slow down and reverse the EPA's unlawful regulatory agenda."

You can see Congressman Palmer's Questions of the witnesses before the Committee here:

https://youtu.be/5d0nDqyLu7k

For any additional questions, contact:

Cliff Smith, (202) 225-4921, clifford.smith@mail.house.gov

U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R-AL) serves on three Congressional committees: Oversight and Government Reform, Budget, and Space, Science and Technology. Visit Palmer online at his website or via Facebook,Twitter, or Instagram.