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I asked him what this meant and he said, well, basically distribution of income. What? The administration is making a decision on regulation on the basis of distribution of income? I thought the market was supposed to decide that, not a…
This past weekend, America came together to honor the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan. President Reagan believed that personal accountability and hard work are the cornerstones of the American Dream. He understood America's…
My colleagues, it is important that rhetoric is matched with measurable results and actions.
appropriate consideration of the economic and employment impacts of the regulations is essential for protecting the Nation's economic health and individual freedom.
the Obama Administration's regulatory agenda released this past fall identifies 4,225 rules under development.
We convene this hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today to gather information concerning the Administration's views and plans for regulatory reform.
the pace in recent years has been breathtaking, given the Nation's dire economic situation.
I do not support those that suppress innovation and unnecessarily burden small businesses.
Given that we have seen agencies respond to the Executive order by stating that they don't need to make any changes, I think this is what really concerns me.
What we have seen from the Administration in the last 2 years is, in our opinion not a full exercise in responsibility to review these regulations.
The number of regulations the Administration is issuing, in our humble opinion, is rising, not falling.
These agencies are going to be using these amorphous methods to determine the economic value of a regulation, and they are subjective.
I am also concerned about what appears to be a sort of amorphous type of standards that was articulated by the President.
I support government regulations that equate to effective protection of the public's health and safety.
The importance of congressional oversight of the Executive branch cannot be overstated.
Let me give you some important reasons why we need to repeal this law. Yes, you will create jobs--but in an ever-expanding Federal bureaucracy. The Joint Economic Committee reported this bill creates over 150 new Federal offices. With…
I thank my colleague. Mr. Speaker, perhaps the gentleman from New Jersey didn't listen to me when I just spoke. It's creating 150 new government agencies, and these are all government jobs. So, if you're talking about increasing jobs…
I thank my distinguished colleague; and on behalf of myself and my constituents from the Sixth Constitution District in north-central Florida, we offer our thoughts and prayers to our colleague Gabrielle Giffords and her family. I also…
Let me first of all say, when you are quoting conservatives, the former chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Ranking Member Joe Barton, is against this bill. So when you talk about who is the spokesman in the House, Joe Barton on…
The gentleman will realize, of course, that oftentimes a bill has a wonderful-sounding name on it. And bills sometimes pass here by unanimous consent; and lo and behold, we go back and find there are unintended consequences. I submit to…
This debate has probably gone on too long for this. I will wrap up and just say to my colleagues that at the point that Mr. Barton had an understanding with Mr. Waxman, it was under different understandings for the funding of the bill, the…
At that point, that was not the bill that Barbara Boxer introduced in the Senate. That was a bill that was instituted and created in the House.
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