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Cass Ballenger: “is it a good idea for the Government to know how a certain regulation will impact the economy before it is implemented?…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1994
is it a good idea for the Government to know how a certain regulation will impact the economy before it is implemented? As many as 92 percent of the American people think that it is a good idea; 95 Senators voted for such an idea in the form of the Johnson amendment to the EPA bill we will consider tomorrow. Sadly, the Rules Committee is not so fond of this commonsense amendment. For that reason, they have forbidden consideration of this amendment for tomorrow's floor action. The American people have said yes, yes, yes, but the Rules Committee has responded no, no, no. The Senate said yes, yes, yes, but the Rules Committee said no, no, no. It kind of makes you wonder whose side the Rules Committee is on. Mr. Speaker, this is just one more example of how the Rules Committee thwarts the will of the American people. I urge my colleagues to vote with their constituents and against the Rules Committee by voting down the rule on the EPA bill.
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Cass Ballenger
North Carolina
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Editor's note · Context

Ballenger criticizes the Rules Committee for blocking an amendment supported by the public and the Senate regarding economic impact assessments.

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