Tom Marino: “The REINS Act doesn't prevent the bureaucracy, the agencies, from…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 2017

The REINS Act doesn't prevent the bureaucracy, the agencies, from making recommendations and suggestions to Congress. It simply says Congress will have the last word and not a handful of bureaucrats, and many of them don't even have experience in these areas. I urge my colleagues to not support this amendment but to support the REINS Act. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.

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Tom Marino

Republican · Pennsylvania

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Jan 5, 2017

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