WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) announced his opposition to the EPA's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that increases bureaucratic control over private land that includes virtually any waters, including many areas that only temporarily hold water. "Today's WOTUS ruling is a detrimental government overreach into ponds and puddles a thousand miles from the D.C. swamp," said Rep. Estes. "Kansas farmers and ranch  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's new ruling redefining the Waters of the United States (WOTUS): "Thanks to regulatory overreach, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers will now be forced to operate their businesses under the federal government's sixth definition of "water" in the past ten years alone. The Biden Admini  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement on Dec. 30, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today issued the following statement after the passing of longtime Kansas newspaper publisher, former Pulitzer Prize Board Chair and Manhattan native Ed Seaton: "Ed Seaton lived a full life, dedicating himself to the advancement of democracy and freedom for the international press. He was a champion of local journalism and worked tirelessly to advocate fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements in response to the Biden Administration's final rule - quietly released on the last business day of the year before a major holiday - regarding the definition of "waters of the United States," or WOTUS: "This rule is yet another bureaucratic attack on rural America," said Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04). "Western Caucus Members a  more