THE DAILY CALLER: POLL: Most Americans Support Trump Rewriting Obama’s ‘Waters Of The US’ Rule

A majority of Americans say President Donald Trump’s administration should work with Congress and local businesses to rewrite a former President Barack Obama-era “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, according to polling. Morning Consult pollsters found that not only do most Americans see WOTUS as an example of government overreach, 58 percent agree the regulation “should be rewritten to provide a clear definition of navigable waters within limits set by Congress,” according to a polling report provided to The Daily Caller News Foundation. “An overwhelming majority (71%) say EPA should work with Congress and local business owners to draft a new rule that protects the environment and the economy,” Morning Consult pollsters wrote in a report for the Waters Advocacy Coalition. The Waters Advocacy Coalition is made up of small businesses, farmers, ranchers and landowners opposed to the 2015 WOTUS rule. The group’s members are among those who bear the brunt of regulations on navigable waters.

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