Biden's burden on America's farms only worsen food crisis
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Biden's regulatory barriers and policies are worsening the food crisis by creating uncertainty for farmers and ranchers.
Republican Glenn Thompson represents Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District and is Republican Leader of the House Agriculture Committee.
To actually provide relief, Republicans forged ahead and developed solutions. Last Monday, Leader McCarthy and I, along with nearly 100 of our Republican colleagues, sent a letter to President Biden, outlining multiple administrative actions he could take immediately to mitigate rising input costs, ease regulatory burdens, and strengthen the role American agriculture plays in global food stability.
One of the most egregious regulatory burdens is Waters of the United States, or WOTUS, which has created a great deal of uncertainty for farmers, ranchers, and landowners. The law is vague in defining what constitutes a federal waterway, noting only that they are "navigable," resulting in nationwide, egregious land grabs. In 2020, this was largely resolved with the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, but the Biden Administration revoked that progress last year, plunging producers into a regulatory red tape nightmare.