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On the recordDecember 1, 2011
Thank you. H.R. 527, like H.R. 3010, which we will also consider this week, is simply a wolf in sheep's clothing. What proponents seem to describe as commonsense revisions to current law actually would result in a dramatic overhaul of the rulemaking process, threatening agencies' ability to ensure basic health, safety, and other precautions. I oppose this bill and urge my colleagues to do so. Also the cumulative effect of these and other bills would be to be undermine the ability of agencies to effectively regulate consumer health, work product safety, environment protection, financial services misconduct, and others. Right now we can take these for granted. This is a dangerous bill, and I would ask our Members to vote against it and think about the safety of the public and the future. Small businesses are people, as Mr. Romney said about corporations, and those people also suffer from lack of regulation.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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