Matt Gaetz: “I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I support this rule and the underlying legislation. Today…”

“I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I support this rule and the underlying legislation. Today the Federal Government's rules exceed 97,000 pages--the most in American history. So we ask ourselves: Do we really need 20 pages of rules governing vending machines? Could we cover fuel standards in less than 578 pages? Would the Union crumble if we didn't have 61 pages of regulations on residential dehumidifiers? Each of these rules has compliance costs that exceed $100 million. In my home State of Florida, we passed a version of the REINS Act. The result has been repeal or replacement of over 4,000 job-killing regulations. We can only make America great again if we make Americans free again--free from the tyranny of unelected Washington bureaucrats huddled in windowless cubicles dictating to Americans how they should live their lives, build their businesses, and protect their own property. Voters sent us here to drain the swamp, but with so many regulations, we would be lucky to get permission to mop up a puddle. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.”