This amendment protects the folks back home. It stops the Obama administration and unelected bureaucrats from issuing major new healthcare regulations, and it improves the role of congressional oversight. I urge the adoption of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith). The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
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