Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. This amendment would fully block any rulemaking that the Office of Management and Budget's, Office of Information Regulatory Affairs determines to be significant. Each year that division can review anywhere from 300 to 700 rules. There is no available data to determine how many of these reviews result in a significant determination. However, roughly, 100 rules each year clear the higher economically significant threshold. This amendment would block any work on the roughly 100 economically significant rules the government promulgates annually and likely blocks countless others that result in a significant determination. This amendment would grind government to a halt and interrupt vital work to improve the lives of Americans across a range of policy areas. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no,'' and I reserve the balance of my time.”