Luke Messer: “I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for offering this important amendment. Mr. Chairman, this amendment will ensure…”

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for offering this important amendment. Mr. Chairman, this amendment will ensure that costly, unfunded mandates are given full consideration by the commission established by this underlying bill. Over the past 10 years, unelected bureaucrats in Washington have issued over 36,000 new regulations. Think about that. Over the past 10 years, unelected bureaucrats have issued over 36,000 new regulations. That is a lot. Each of these shift the costs and burdens of this administration's Big Government agenda onto the backs of everyday working people, small businesses, and local governments. These unfunded mandates cost jobs, hurt working Americans, and place ankle weights on the U.S. economy. It is past time to slow down this runaway train. I urge my colleagues to support the Foxx amendment and the underlying bill.”