Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) has scheduled a hearing to discuss the Biden Administration’s approach to environmental enforcement, focusing on its effects on American businesses and citizens. The hearing, titled “From Protection to Persecution: EPA Enforcement Gone Rogue Under the Biden Administration,” will be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET in the Rayburn House Office Building.
According to Chairman Higgins, recent enforcement actions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have included strict consent decrees and regulatory measures that surpass federal law requirements. These actions have reportedly led to small businesses facing bankruptcy or closure, resulting in job losses and economic instability.
“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,” said Subcommittee Chairman Higgins.
The hearing will feature testimony from Kory Willis, Owner & Founder of PPEI Custom Tuning, and Justin Savage, Partner at Sidley Austin LLP. A livestream of the proceedings will be available online.
James Comer is currently serving in the U.S. Congress as representative for Kentucky’s 1st district since 2016 after succeeding Ed Whitfield. Comer previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2001 to 2012. He was born in Carthage, Tennessee in 1972 and resides in Tompkinsville. Comer graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky University in 1993.
