Biden vetoes bill that sought to toss EPA water protections
Associated PressWASHINGTON — Defending his administration’s actions on clean water, President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have overturned protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as overly intrusive. “The increased uncertainty” caused by the congressional action “would threaten economic growth, including for agriculture, local economies and downstream communities,’' Biden said in his veto statement. The resolution would also negatively affect tens of millions of United States households that depend on healthy wetlands and streams.’' The Senate voted, 53-43, last week to overturn the water rule. “The Biden rule requires us to be good neighbors, and stewards of our planet, while also providing flexibility for those who need it,” said Carper, who chairs the Senate Environment Committee.
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