Political Quotes

“Today, December 7th, is the 70th anniversary of the brutal sneak attack by the Imperial Empire of Japan on Pearl Harbor, which unleashed America's involvement in World War II. Victory over Fascism would come four years later. On this day recalling Pearl Harbor, the House Republicans are bringing to the floor their own sneak attack on America's government, and how it works to protect the safety, security, health and welfare of the American people. We already have in place today an effective mechanism by which Congress can overturn regulations by government agencies that are judged to be unjustified, overly broad, too harsh, excessively expensive or not in the public interest. There is in place today a court of appeal for bad regulations. That process is called the Congressional Review Act, and it provides expedited consideration by Congress of a measure to veto an offending rule. If Members of Congress have issues with regulatory overreach by an agency, there is a constitutional remedy in place today to stop that agency. Moreover, Congress can pass limits on the agency funding to curtail unwise activities. But that is not enough for the House Republicans. They want to cripple the Executive Branch and its regulatory agencies altogether. They do so in this bill, by changing the burden of proof in the ability of agencies to develop and implement rules that are developed, in the first instance, pursuant to laws enacted by Congress.…”