FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 3, 2014
Andrew Walter Stands with Arizona Republican
Congressional Delegation Against EPA Overreach
PHOENIX
– Yesterday at a Congressional field hearing hosted at the Arizona Capitol,
Andrew Walter, candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in AZ-09,
testified on the newly proposed EPA rule change to the Clean Water Act. The
hearing was co-hosted by Congressmen Schweikert (R-AZ) and Gosar (R-AZ) and
attended by Arizona Congressmen Franks and Salmon. Congressman Lamar Smith
(R-TX) who serves as the Chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology
Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Environmental Protection Agency, was
also in attendance.
During the hearing, community leaders from across
Arizona testified regarding the rule change’s negative impact on businesses
throughout the state.
When called upon to testify, Andrew Walter offered
the following testimony:
“I have serious concerns about the
controversial new EPA proposal. At its core, this controversial new rule will do
three things: destabilize America's goal for energy independence, kill hundreds
of thousands of jobs, and bust the budgets of struggling families.
Unfortunately, this new federal power grab does little to advance public health
but does much to further consolidate power in an unelectable and unaccountable
federal agency.
This controversial new proposal by the Obama
Administration completely disregards our democratic process, which must be held
sacred by those in elected office. The president seeks to bypass Congress and,
in so doing, the will of the people. This hyper-partisan style of governing
isn't Constitutional or right. I'd like to suggest for the record that these new
EPA proposals have very little to do with protecting the environment and have
everything to do with consolidating power in Washington away from the free men
and women who make this country great, just trying to provide for their
families.”
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About
Andrew Walter
Andrew
Walter is a native Arizonan and starred at quarterback for Arizona State
University (ASU) where he earned a BA in Communications. Andrew was selected in
the 2005 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders and finished his career with the New
England Patriots. Following his professional sports career Andrew earned his
MBA from ASU, with an emphasis in finance. Andrew has had great success in the
private sector as the Principal of Andrew Walter Holdings, a senior secured
lending firm, and as a credit analyst for MidFirst
Bank.
