Stauber Applauds Largest Deregulation Effort in American History

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will undertake 31 deregulatory actions to unleash American energy, invigorate the American auto industry, and lower the cost of living for Americans. 

“President Biden enacted a number of harmful regulations that made it more expensive to purchase a car, heat our homes, operate a business, and manufacture right here in the United States,” said Congressman Pete Stauber. “I am pleased to see this administration take historic action to roll back these burdensome regulations that raised the cost of living for every American family. Promises made, promises kept.”

Of these 31 actions, here are some of the most impactful: 

• Bringing an end to the Biden era “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, which allowed federal agencies to infringe on the property rights of farmers, ranchers, small business owners, and landowners for far too long.
• Terminating Biden’s electric vehicle mandate, which threatened the American auto industry and consumer choice.
• Reviewing flawed air regulations for steelmaking and other domestic manufacturing sectors, which would have jeopardized the future of taconite mining in Northern Minnesota. 
• Stopping the Biden era “Clean Power Plant 2.0,” which would have shut down domestic power generation, raising costs for Americans and jeopardizing grid reliability.
• Reconsidering the unattainable Particulate Matter air quality standards, which would have shut down domestic manufacturing, including the wood and paper products industry across Northern Minnesota.

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