Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) has announced a hearing titled “From Protection to Persecution: EPA Enforcement Gone Rogue Under the Biden Administration.” The session will examine claims of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) misuse under the current administration and assess how Biden-era consent decrees have impacted small businesses. Additionally, the discussion will explore legislative measures to limit consent decree usage and prevent federal regulations from hindering small business operations.
“The Biden-era EPA’s burdensome consent decrees and politically-motivated regulatory enforcement targeted small businesses and local communities, resulting in devastating financial consequences across the country. These ‘environmental justice’ directives went far beyond federal law and compelled American businesses to choose persecution of bankruptcy by fines or persecution by liberal DOJ lawyers. President Trump is taking bold steps to roll back the Biden Administration’s EPA overreach. It is now up to Congress to build on that momentum and put a permanent end to the agency’s weaponization against hardworking Americans,” stated Subcommittee Chairman Higgins.
The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. ET in HVC-210 at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. Witnesses include Kory Willis, Owner and Founder of PPEI Custom Tuning, and Justin A. Savage, Partner at Sidley Austin LLP. The proceedings will be available via livestream.
