Sens. Cruz, Barrasso Lead Republicans In Blasting Biden Efforts to Weaponize Rulemaking Reviews

Letter

"We write to express our opposition to the proposed revisions, which are seemingly designed to fast-track progressive policies that do not have a majority of votes in Congress necessary for passage into law. The proposed changes sacrifice OIRA's traditional objective calculation of regulatory costs and benefits to further the administration's left-wing priorities on "social welfare," "racial justice," "environmental stewardship," and "equity" as listed in President Biden's Memorandum on Modernizing Regulatory Review."

"As an example, the changes to the geographic and temporal scope of analysis could make a proposed environmental regulation cost-justified that would theoretically lessen the potential for flooding in Somalia in the year 2060."

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