Congressman Boehner has sponsored the REINS Act, legislation by Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) aimed at bolstering Congressional oversight of unaccountable federal bureaucrats and the jobs-killing regulations they impose.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says the bill “would require Congress to actively approve any major new rule (one with $100 million or more annual economic impact) proposed by a federal agency before it can be enforced.” The Enquirer explains why these regulations – and increasing Congressional accountability for them – should concern tax-paying Ohioans:
“They cost us money. This hidden federal ‘regulatory tax’ costs American people more than $1.1 trillion a year, according to a study commissioned by the Small Business Administration. This is over and above what we pay in taxes, and comes in the costs of complying with measures that aren’t even in the laws themselves.
“They are inefficient. Regulatory agencies naturally tend to write rules that will increase their power and keep them in business, perpetuating and growing their bureaucracy.
“They create uncertainty. Economic experts say the long delay and unknown details of final regulations forces businesses to postpone decisions on employment and expansion. That’s especially harmful right now, delaying the nation’s recovery. ‘The uncertainty is impeding investment and hiring,’ writes Stanford University economist Michael J. Boskin.
“They usurp representative government. The real decision-making is turned over to agencies that Congress has no authority over, with entrenched bureaucrats that even presidents can’t control. The health care reform law, for example, turns over power to the department of Health and Human Services to decide what kinds of health insurance plans are acceptable.”
Read the whole editorial here. This is one more example of Boehner taking proactive steps to help create new jobs and make our government more open and accountable. Boehner also presented President Obama with a “no cost” jobs plan and several options for cutting government spending – the best way to boost the economy according to 100 economists. He backs straightforward proposals for repealing the president’s government takeover of health care and replacing it with common-sense reforms that will lower costs. He’s aggressively fought the “cap and trade” national energy tax that would devastate Ohio employers and famers. And he’s an ardent advocate for posting all bills online at least three days before a vote by Congress.
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- Boehner: Canceling the Budget is a “Colossal Failure of Leadership” (6/23/10)
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