"So none of these were Dayton----"
"This is abhorrent, that any patient who would enter the VA would be placed at risk."
"The fact that these practices were ongoing and none of us knew, you acknowledged, is equally abhorrent."
"We need regulatory reform. We need regulatory freedom."
"I would tell you that if you look at what, again, courts are already, again, applying the arbitrary and capricious standard to very complex, scientific, technical analysis."
"I do feel strongly that having that judicial review would have a significant impact on how the agencies went about their work."
"I think what a lot of these bills do is it adds checks and balances."
"Why do unelected bureaucrats get to write the rules? Why are the bureaucrats writing the rules? Why are you not writing the rules?"
"I would urge the Members of this Committee and my colleagues to take a close look at the CURB Act."
"I believe this PAYGO process would actually force more conversations about alternatives to necessary regulations."
"It does not make sense to me to penalize a small business the first time it accidently fails to comply with paperwork requirements so long as no harm comes from that failure."
"This is one of the areas, regulatory review, where we all believe, I think, Democrat and Republican alike, that there is room to help get the economy moving again and create more jobs."
"Do you think another Executive Order is appropriate then?"
"I think it is only logical that to the extent you have concerns, which I understand, and you mentioned political and legal concerns, I think it is the legal concerns that would constrain you."
"I certainly found that when I was at OMB, an end run around what would normally be the deliberative process and the give and take that you get in a notice and comment rulemaking process."
"My understanding is President Obama revoked that Executive Order, and I do not understand why."
"I would say there is a current check, which is OIRA."
"I think we need to codify that."
