North Dakota Congressman Kelly Armstrong says the Waters of the United States rule is detrimental to the farmers and ranchers in the Northern Plains. “It’s an existential crisis to North Dakota. Every single ag producer and every single cattle rancher know what it means if the federal government is knocking on their door before they can plant a soybean crop or they can run some cows on their pasture.” In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, Armstrong said WOTUS is one of the biggest mistakes being made by the federal government. “We’re not asking for no regulation, we’ve never asked for no regulation, but why don’t we let an ag-producing state make the determinations on how to regulate the land where we’re producing the products the world needs.” Armstrong is part of a Congressional Review Act petition regarding the Biden Administration’s WOTUS rule. If passed, if forces Congress to act on an administrative ruling that has a negative impact.
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