"This bill, the Regulatory Freeze for the Jobs Act is an instrument that creates a mistaken cure for a problem that doesn't exist."
"I hope the witnesses will address these questions thoroughly. I thank them for being here today and eagerly await their answers."
"Regulation... makes our country stronger and makes us more prosperous."
"The real problem, as Mr. Cohen said, is indeed, the lack of demand."
"Much current regulation is ineffective and doesn't accomplish the ends that the regulation is intending to achieve."
"H.R. 3041 would seem to have the effect of discouraging consent decrees against state and local governments and officials."
"There was a need for that consent decree, and that--the Governor didn't want to have it."
"I hope that we keep this reality the central focus as we consider H.R. 3041, the 'Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act,' and H.R. 3862, the 'Sunshine in Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012.'"
"I think the genesis of a lot of this legislation came from Tennessee, and it was introduced by Senator Alexander."
"I have no doubt that the proponents of these bills, including Rep. Jim Cooper, my esteemed fellow Tennessee Democrat and sponsor of H.R. 3041, are sincere in their belief that these bills will achieve..."
"I appreciate the bipartisan support for H.R. 2469."