The fact is we are repeating and rehashing the same stuff over and over here.

Thank you, Mr. Bachus, and I want you to know, in your absence, we went ahead and passed quite a few new regulations.

We will have a whole bunch of deaths in the marketplace and deaths from consumer products.

I am open to ideas on tweaking the regulatory process in modest ways to make regulatory compliance easier for small businesses and perhaps finding better ways for small business to provide input to specific rules. As drafted, though, [the…

This bill, if enacted, could jeopardize these protections in the future.

Regulations are critical to protecting the American people from a vast array of harms, including dirty air and water, dangerous toys, reckless financial behavior, and unsafe workplaces.

I do not doubt that Chairman Bachus and the other proponents of the RFIA sincerely share my appreciation for the importance of regulation in protecting all of us from a myriad of harms.

I think that is one of the biggest problems this country has. And the problem is not marijuana; it is the enforcement of the marijuana laws...

The main way that we can deal with this is through pardons, by the pardon power of the President, which he has not used.

In our society, even a conviction for a minor, non-violent offense can effectively be a life sentence...

It's a critical issue and one I hope we can find some common ground on.