A total of 219 members of Congress, including both Dem­ocrats and Republicans, have join­­ed in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Ag­­ency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers asking the agencies to withdraw the proposed rule expanding federal jurisdiction un­­der the Clean Water Act.

The letter, spearheaded by Reps. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), puts the House clearly on ...