Political Quotes

“I welcome the distinguished majority assistant leader. We have clarified the issue of whether any safety regulations can be waived. Explicitly, this law says he may not waive where safety regulations are imposed. It also includes human health or national security. Now, the distinguished majority whip has pointed out this somehow overrides the power of agencies. We don't elect agencies, we elect a President and we elect a Congress. The power exercised in the agencies is delegated by the President to the agencies. This is Presidential power. We are seeking in this law simply to say when one of these agents of the President does something that is really stupid, that is really bad, that hurts farmers, the Secretary of Agriculture can say: Mr. President, you must look at this action. And he only has 60 days to do it. There are limitations. He cannot overturn where human health, safety, or the national security interests are involved. Then he can go back and tell the person to whom he delegated the power to make the regulation, to carry out the law in the first place: You have to do it differently. Not only is he limited, but this law says Congress can use expedited congressional review to overturn his decision.”