Scott Pruitt: Clean Water Rule Was a ‘Power Grab Taking Place at the EPA’

RUSH EXCERPT:

PRUITT: "I think it is farmers and ranchers and oil and gas producers, those who build subdivisions. Economic development has been impacted because of the waters of the United States rule, Martha. What had happened, the EPA a couple of years ago created a rule that literally said to the dry creek beds and puddles in certain parts of the country were considered waters of the United States. That is just not consistent with the history of the authority of the clean water act of the authority of Congress. Historically, navigable waters have been interstate related. Obviously, that is important because the interstate commerce clause. You had a power grab that was taking place at the EPA, they were trying to insert jurisdiction over land use divisions that were being made by private property owners in cities and towns and states across the country."