[Senate Document 114-11]
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114th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - Senate Document 114-11
 
                           VETO--S.J. RES. 22

                                (PM 37)

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                               returning

     WITHOUT MY APPROVAL S.J. RES. 22, PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL 
DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE 
 SUBMITTED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
 AGENCY RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF ``WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES'' 
             UNDER THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

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                January 20, 2016.--Ordered to be printed
                
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                         U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

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To the Senate of the United States:
    I am returning herewith without my approval S.J. Res. 22, a 
resolution that would nullify a rule issued by the 
Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army 
to clarify the jurisdictional boundaries of the Clean Water 
Act. The rule, which is a product of extensive public 
involvement and years of work, is critical to our efforts to 
protect the Nation's waters and keep them clean; is responsive 
to calls for rulemaking from the Congress, industry, and 
community stakeholders; and is consistent with decisions of the 
United States Supreme Court.
    We must protect the waters that are vital for the health of 
our communities and the success of our businesses, agriculture, 
and energy development. As I have noted before, too many of our 
waters have been left vulnerable. Pollution from upstream 
sources ends up in the rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and coastal 
waters near which most Americans live and on which they depend 
for their drinking water, recreation, and economic development. 
Clarifying the scope of the Clean Water Act helps to protect 
these resources and safeguard public health. Because this 
resolution seeks to block the progress represented by this rule 
and deny businesses and communities the regulatory certainty 
and clarity needed to invest in projects that rely on clean 
water, I cannot support it. I am therefore vetoing this 
resolution.

                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, January 19, 2016.

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