On the recordJanuary 5, 2017
Mr. Chairman, the ranking member mentioned Justice Scalia. I will mention Chief Justice John Roberts who criticized nearly identical legislation in the 1980s when he was a White House lawyer because it would ``hobble agency rulemaking by requiring affirmative congressional assent to all major rules'' such that it would ``seem to impose excessive burdens on regulatory agencies.'' That was John Roberts. Some of the underlying facts given were about the economy. No matter what you say, President Obama has been effective on the economy. We saved the housing market. We saved this country from the Great Recession. We brought about recovery. That is not something we should disparage but we should praise. The stock market has gone up to record highs. Unemployment is down. Jobs are up. The automobile industry has been saved. I ask Members to reject this bill because it is unconstitutional. It will cost lives of American citizens because safety regulations won't be passed.
