[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 105 (Thursday, June 15, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CURBING EXTREME EXECUTIVE OVERREACH

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, this week I was proud to vote in support of 
the REINS Act to curb extreme executive overreach.
  President Biden and his administration have made a constant habit of 
sidestepping Congress, the people's House, to enact their radical 
agenda, costing the American people billions of dollars of their hard-
earned money.
  Let's take a look at the list: President Biden's student loan 
bailout, shutting down the Keystone pipeline, banning oil and gas 
leases, mandating climate risk disclosures, and a radical ESG rule that 
jeopardizes Americans' retirement returns, all done without the consent 
of Congress.
  In year one of the Biden Presidency, the administration finalized 
more than $200 billion in new regulatory costs; $200 billion. Even 
worse, in 2022, the administration proposed more than $1 trillion in 
new regulations. It is no wonder why we are fighting inflation.
  The REINS Act will put an end to the insanity by requiring the House 
and Senate to approve any major rule before going into effect. It is 
high time to end the era of Federal overreach in Washington, and this 
bill does just that.

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