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Byron Dorgan: “Under the Congressional Review Act, the resolution of disapproval is intended to overturn a specific rule, not other…”

On the recordMay 15, 2008
Under the Congressional Review Act, the resolution of disapproval is intended to overturn a specific rule, not other parts of an agency's order. The waivers are not rules. The resolution is written in a specific way referring to an order, but it is the rule that is nullified. These waivers could have been granted alone or under the previous cross-ownership ban. It is not the intention of this resolution to affect the waivers in the order.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the implications of a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act.

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