Biden Vetoes Joint Resolution Against His Water Rule

Goes to mat again for environmental agenda

President Joe Biden adjusts his microphone during a meeting with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on April 4, 2023. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo

President Joe Biden has vetoed a joint resolution from the House and Senate that would have repealed his Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, delivering what could be a fatal blow to that specific challenge to his environmental agenda.

The expected veto was issued on the afternoon of April 6.