Politicians have sent out a flurry of tweets, calling the appeals court decision a big win for small businesses.
Passionate reactions spread throughout Twitter after a federal appeals court threw the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers a major curveball Friday, temporarily blocking their controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in all 50 states.
The Cincinnati-based Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of 18 states that challenged the legality of the regulation, which seeks to bring small bodies of water under federal protection. A stay will block this exercise of executive power in order to review its legality, the court said in its decision.
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“Small businesses everywhere … are breathing a sigh of relief,” Karen Harned, executive director of NFIB’s Small Business Legal Center, told The Business Journals. “This regulation has the potential to dramatically alter the economy by placing a massively complicated set of federal rules on local development.”
Below are some of the Twitter responses to Friday’s ruling.
Decision to suspend #EPA‘s onerous #WOTUS is good one. The govt has no business regulating our ponds & puddles. http://t.co/E1cQKHDwkD
— Senator Roy Blunt (@RoyBlunt) October 9, 2015
Today’s court decision to block implementation of #WOTUS is a win for families, small bizs & energy producers: http://t.co/ZFoqVPB8iw
— Shelley Moore Capito (@SenCapito) October 9, 2015
Great to see a federal court block the Obama administration’s job-killing #WOTUS rule http://t.co/pBkb3YuKT3
— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) October 9, 2015
#SmallBusiness is celebrating after the #WOTUS rule was temporarily blocked: http://t.co/ghl5KoxZg3 #savemyland pic.twitter.com/nvoUMCOK1h
— NFIB (@NFIB) October 10, 2015
Time for EPA to work w/Congress to write reasonable rule that truly protects America’s waterways & safeguards the rights of citizens. #WOTUS
— Sen. John Barrasso (@SenJohnBarrasso) October 9, 2015
The 6th Circuit’s order to halt the @EPA’s #WOTUS rule is a win for farmers, ranchers, and landowners in #Texas http://t.co/W4voyCtqhk
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) October 9, 2015
Glad to see courts doing what Congressional Dems would not: blocking overreaching #WOTUS rule: http://t.co/KlVLP9Sdnc #DitchTheRule
— Diane Black (@RepDianeBlack) October 9, 2015
Court halts #WOTUS rule. Huge win for agriculture and the 18 states that challenged the EPA on its power grab! http://t.co/XH6n1WuD9B
— House Ag Committee (@HouseAgNews) October 9, 2015
Today’s ruling halting EPA’s #WOTUS rule nationwide is a victory for small businesses in #Arizona & across the US: http://t.co/h6ZmQRjGZl
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) October 9, 2015
