[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2307]
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     STATEMENT ON THE SCHRADER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10, THE REINS ACT

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the Schrader 
amendment to H.R. 10, the REINS Act. The REINS Act makes certain 
regulations that protect American priorities like public health, our 
economy, and workers' rights, extraordinarily difficult to enact by 
requiring Congressional approval even though Congress already has the 
power to disapprove any regulation. The Schrader Act further hobbles 
regulatory efforts by requiring an additional cost-benefit analysis, 
which is heavily biased against regulations which protect things that 
are not usually monetized like clean air, clean water, and public 
health protections. I could not support it.

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