On the recordJune 14, 2023
My amendment is a commonsense one that I hope everyone can support. It would simply require Congress to do a review of all agency rules within a 5-year period. If Congress did not vote to continue certain rules that are in place, then the rules would simply cease to exist. It puts the responsibility where it belongs, on the people's elected Representatives. The Washington regulatory state we all know to be cumbersome. It is actually hurtful to American businesses, families, and the American economy. By reining in the regulatory state, we can allow Americans to live and operate in an economy the way they want to. Washington bureaucrats cannot and should not tell my constituents in Virginia's Fifth District what they can and cannot do. The REINS Act will hold the Biden administration accountable for all major rules they present. For far too long, Congress has let the executive branch run roughshod over Congress and the American people. Today that ends. Mr. Chair, I urge all of my colleagues to support the Amendment and the underlying bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
