Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman from Virginia, the vice ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, for yielding time and for doing such a phenomenal job on our committee. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 50, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act. This legislation would obstruct the regulatory process with new requirements that would make it more difficult to promulgate regulations that protect the health and safety of Americans. This bill also would give regulated companies the ability to weigh in on rules before other stakeholders. That is simply not right. Under this bill, gun manufacturers could influence a gun safety rule before child safety experts. Under this bill, banks could shape rules related to obtaining lines of credit before consumer advocates. Under this bill, a coal company could weigh in on a clean air rule before doctors, scientists, and other public health experts. This is a gross distortion of how this process should work, and it would put the interests of polluters and other corporate offenders ahead of the American people. I simply say that we are better than that. This bill also must be viewed in the context of the broader assault on regulations underway by President Trump and his allies in Congress. Using the Congressional Review Act, Republicans in Congress have repealed 16 health, safety, environmental, and consumer protection rules.…”