Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023

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Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I rise in favor of amendment No. 1 as it revises the Comptroller General's congressional review report to include an estimate of the effect on inflation.

Without my amendment, the real-life consequences of Joe Biden's spending spree in the White House will not be taken into account by Congress as they perform their Article I duties. This will provide transparency for the administration to answer to the people's House.

The GOP majority has been empowered to hold the Biden administration accountable and demand transparency by revealing just how much Biden's executive orders are costing American families and small businesses.

Coloradans are struggling right now as they deal with the disastrous effects of Joe Biden's destructive economic policies. The policies passed last Congress unleashed record inflation on Americans, which has decimated our bank and retirement accounts, increased gas prices to record levels, raised utility bills, drove up grocery costs, and made it harder for Americans to live their lives as they intended.

This excessive spending has real consequences. American families will pay an $8,581 inflation tax over the next year. Currently, 20 million Americans cannot pay their electric bill. We have seen a 4.3 percent decline in real wages since Biden took office. Americans have lost more than $2 trillion in retirement savings. Americans are paying more for everything because of leftwing extremist policies.

My amendment will allow House Republicans to conduct important oversight over these expensive executive regulations to ensure Joe Biden cannot continue to issue rules that send America into a deeper inflation crisis.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of my amendment as well as the underlying bill.

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Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I think it is perfectly reasonable to have a report that looks into the spending that has been taking place for the past 2 years and beyond.

This inflation is impacting millions of Americans across our Nation. As I stated, American families will pay $8,581 in an inflation tax. We should be looking into the impacts of the spending that is taking place in Washington, D.C. Even if it is an estimate, we need to have an idea of how this is impacting families and why we currently have 20 million families that cannot afford their utility bills and why we have seen this 4.3 percent decline in real wages since Biden took office. I would like to see that report.

Mr. Chairman, again, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on amendment No. 1.

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I rise in favor of my amendment, which will require the Comptroller General to publish the GAO study of rules on its website.

My simple, straightforward amendment ensures that the American people will be better informed of the regulations unelected bureaucrats are imposing on them, costing as much as $2 trillion in compliance costs and economic losses.

During the first year of this administration, the Biden White House added more than $200 billion in new regulatory costs. Without my amendment, the real-life consequences of Joe Biden's leftwing agenda will not be seen by those impacted most.

This will provide transparency for the administration to answer to the American people.

While the Federal Government continues to spend trillions of dollars it doesn't have, inflation has hit a 40-year high. Everything we buy, including food, gasoline, and so much more, costs more.

Instead of addressing these major economic concerns head-on, the Democrats' solution is to keep imposing unnecessary regulations and spending money we do not have.

The GOP majority has been empowered to hold this administration accountable and demand transparency by revealing just how much these regulations are costing American families and small businesses.

Unnecessary government regulations and excessive red tape impose crushing economic burdens on the people in my district and across our great country.

Since Joe Biden took office, his administration and unchecked bureaucrats are going full steam ahead on enacting a radical leftwing agenda throughout unilateral executive action.

House Republicans should be working to cut wasteful spending, get to the bottom of fraudulent payments made by the Federal Government, support American energy production, and oppose tax increases proposed by the Democrats.

Economic strength and job growth result from policies that unshackle job creators, allow American ingenuity, and provide certainty.

My amendment ensures the legislative branch, and the American people can provide proper oversight and no longer allow this administration to go unchecked.

I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of my amendment as well as the underlying bill.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I rise in favor of my amendment, which will require the Comptroller General's Congressional Review Report to be made available to the congressional committees of jurisdiction.

This simple, good-governance amendment allows Congress to take back its Article I authority in our system of checks and balances. This will provide transparency for the administration to carry out its congressionally authorized duty.

By requiring the administration to submit its plan to the people's House, we can provide important oversight and provide feedback. It is time for the legislative branch to actually do its job rather than ceding all the power to the White House and bureaucrats.

Our Founders were determined to create a government whose branches work together. By requiring the Comptroller General to submit the Congressional Review Report to the congressional committees of jurisdiction of the rule, we will allow Members who know these issues best to examine the real-life impacts of these executive regulations.

Congress needs to take back its power and advocate for the American people we represent. My amendment will ensure these voices do not go unheard. Hold this administration accountable and ensure Biden's streak of unchecked power comes to an end.

I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of these amendments as well as the underlying bill.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

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