WOTUS Rule (Waters of the United States)

Four Senate Democrats side with Republicans to vote against Joe Biden's Waters of the United States regulation

Four Senate Democrats sided with the GOP in a vote against President Joe Biden's Waters of the United States regulation, the Washington Examiner reported. Biden has promised to veto the measure, however.

The Democrats who crossed the aisle were Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jon Tester (D-MT). They were joined by Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), who recently defected from the Democratic Party to become an Independent.

"The Administration’s WOTUS rule is yet another example of dangerous federal overreach," Manchin said after the vote. "The proposed changes would inject further regulatory confusion, place unnecessary burdens on small businesses, manufacturers, farmers and local communities, and cause serious economic damage," he added.

More than half of the states have challenged the rule in federal court already with Texas and Idaho winning an injunction against it.

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EPA description of WOTUS rule