[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S7791]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                    Nomination of Richard L. Revesz

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, shortly, I will ask unanimous consent to 
confirm Richard L. Revesz to be the Administrator of the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, or OIRA, within the Office of 
Management and Budget.
  While OIRA is a small, relatively unknown office in the Federal 
Government, it manages Federal rules and regulations that have very 
real impacts on Americans' daily lives. The decisions OIRA makes can 
affect everything from repairing roads and bridges to funding K-12 
schools and protecting our air and drinking water.
  Mr. Revesz is a nationally recognized expert in environmental and 
regulatory policy and is well qualified to lead OIRA. He currently 
serves as the AnBryce professor of law and dean emeritus at the New 
York University School of Law, and his scholarship has focused on 
regulatory policy, modernizing the regulatory process, improving cost-
benefit analysis, and ensuring greater transparency and participation 
in the rulemaking process.
  As Administrator, Mr. Revesz will be responsible for ensuring the 
Office provides transparency into regulatory decisions and promoting 
public participation in the rulemaking process.
  Mr. Revesz received bipartisan support in committee and has the 
support of former OIRA Administrators who served under Presidents of 
both parties.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in confirming Mr. Revesz to this 
important role today.