Regulations Must Make Sense
One of the things I hear from people and businesses as I travel the district is how hard it is to keep up with the dizzying regulations that are being produced by the Washington bureaucracy. Whether it's the Environmental Protection Agency or one of the other federal agencies, it seems that Washington comes up with a new regulation every day.
The Obama Administration did announce that it was cutting hundreds of regulations last week. However, it ignored the 4,257 regulatory actions it has already placed in the works. Of those, 219 of them will have an economic impact of $100 million or more. Regulations have increased by 15 percent over last year's total.
I would rather that people spent time growing their business than filling out paperwork for the federal government. Business owners spend too much time fighting or complying with cumbersome rules and regulations.
Earlier this year, I helped pass legislation to eliminate a requirement that would have required every transaction over $600 to be reported to the IRS. However, that is not enough. That's why I am supporting H.R. 10, the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act, or REINS Act.
The bill would require Congress to take an up or down vote on regulations before they become law. Congress should retake the role of making major decisions back from unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats.
We do need regulations. However, we also need those regulations to make sense and not be a burden on job creators.
Sincerely,
