Lummis votes to Rein in Federal Government

Statement

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (WY-at large) voted with a majority of her colleagues to pass H.R. 427: Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015. This bill would help rein in the out of control federal bureaucracy by requiring congressional approval for any federal regulation with an economic impact of $100 million or more.

"While American families struggle to make ends meet, the federal bureaucracy continues to expand and bloat," said Rep. Lummis. "Unelected, unaccountable Washington bureaucrats have been dumping regulations on American families for decades and these have needlessly stifled our economy. Not only that, but many of these rules simply have costs that outweigh their benefits. With this President and Administration continuously playing games and confusing current regulations, they have made long term investment a virtual impossibility. We need accountability, transparency, and certainty and that is what the REINS Act would accomplish."

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