including mud puddles, irrigation ditches. if you take out navigable in this bill, it could potentially lead to the federal government usurping state laws as it relates to water. regulating mud puddles. that is just bad policy. reporter: that says congressman hastings could place onerous burdens on farmers, ranchers and smalled businesses. not all republicans are aligned to the bill. some feel the ober-star bill straights the right balance strikes the right balance. it seeks to protect all the waters in the united states from pollution. that is the goal. the question is where do you draw the limit? oberstar tried it before and back then the legislative waters were not navigable because the bush administration issued a veto threat. we now have a democratic congress and democratic president. chances of passage, though not assured, seem more likely. in washington, brian wilson, fox news. bret: more on that story