[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      STOP THE REGULATORY MACHINE

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                            HON. RON PACKARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 31, 1995
  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, the new Republican Congress is working hard 
and moving forward with the people's business. Last week, we restored 
fiscal responsibility by passing the balanced budget amendment. This 
week we will pass legislation to limit Government intrusion. We promise 
to work for a Federal Government that protects your rights, not one 
that infringers upon them with burdensome unfunded mandates.
  The Federal regulatory machine continues to churn out a dizzying 
array of mandates which threaten to turn the American dream into a 
bureaucratic nightmare. Passage of H.R. 5, the unfunded mandates bill, 
will help to curb Washington's regulatory appetite.
  No longer will liberal lawmakers be free to hide the costs of their 
regulatory appetite by handing the check over to State and local 
officials. Congress will have to take a good look at what they put on 
the regulatory table.
  Reforming unfunded mandates will restore congressional accountability 
and instill fiscal discipline. If the Federal Government cannot pay for 
it, then neither will State and local governments. The Republican 
agenda works for the people, not for the Federal bureaucracy machine.


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