Missourians Understand, Why Can’t Washington?
Straight Talk with Sam
During a recent town hall meeting I held at Hannibal-LaGrange University, one thing was very clear: the people of Missouri's 6th District are rightfully upset by government bureaucrats who are becoming increasingly aggressive in attacking our way of life. The biggest bully of the bunch, by far, is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The EPA acts as though everything under the sun must be regulated. First they tried to regulate farm dust and targeted every ditch and pond in our fields. Now they're going after carbon emissions from existing coal power plants. You and I know there are already too many regulations, but the EPA has more coming every day with no end in sight.
It's time to rein in this out-of-control government.
That is why I introduced the Stop the EPA Act. My bill allows Congress to be a roadblock for any of their senseless regulations. It requires the EPA to take a second look at regulations already on the books, deals with regulations currently coming down the pipe, and prevents further harmful regulations in the future. The bill also gives Congress, the voice of the people, a say in all EPA regulations by requiring an up or down vote on any regulation that has an economic impact over $50 million.
When it comes down to it, you elected me to represent you – not unaccountable bureaucrats at the EPA or any other federal agency. A government "of the people" only works if the elected officials who are accountable to the voters have a say in the regulatory process. We must close the flood gates on this Administration's radical liberal agenda that is harming our way of life.
Sincerely,
Sam Graves