[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE REGULATORY 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, before my time in Congress, if someone had 
told me that I would spend 90 percent of my time fighting executive 
regulatory overreach, nobody would have believed me, but it is the 
truth.
  In the past 7 months, I have found out how out of control the 
overreach of this administration truly is. With rules such as the 
Waters of the United States and the Clean Power Plan from EPA, this 
administration continues to trample on the rights of our citizens and 
States while hurting our economy along the way.
  That is why I was pleased to cosponsor and vote for the REINS Act. 
This important legislation requires Congress to have 70 legislative 
days to review any rules with an economic impact over $100 million and 
ensures Congress has oversight before any major rule goes to the 
President for a signature.
  By allowing Congress to review these rules, we can restore 
accountability and the power of legislating to the legislative branch.
  I thank my colleagues in the House for passing this important 
legislation and call on those in the Senate to take swift action to 
reduce regulatory overreach.

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