[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 184 (Friday, December 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2168]
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                  OPPOSITION TO H.R. 3010 AND H.R. 527

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 2, 2011

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose H.R. 3010 and H.R. 
527, bills that would create unnecessary requirements and hurdles to 
federal rulemaking. These bills seriously hinder the ability of federal 
agencies to protect our public health, including the safety of our 
food, our drinking water, the toys our children play with, and the 
quality of the air we breathe. These bills would create excessive 
delays for important rules that help provide workplace safety, consumer 
protection, support for small businesses, and veterans' assistance. 
Both these bills would add a cost to the taxpayers--H.R. 3010 would 
impose enormous costs by requiring a cost-benefit analysis of even the 
most minor of rules and CB0 estimates H.R. 527 would cost $80 million 
just in the next few years. By expanding judicial review H.R. 3010 will 
favor well funded special interests, a blatant attempt to impede an 
agency's factfinding process. Such processes will create greater and 
extended amounts of uncertainty, making it harder for businesses small 
and large to plan for the future. I urge my colleagues to vote No on 
these overreaching and onerous bills.

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