Legislative Letters
Re: Oppose H.R 21 & 26 – Radical Attacks on Public Protections
Jan 4, 2017
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Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) sponsored an amendment to S.Con.Res. 7, the FY25 Senate Budget Resolution, to require both houses of Congress to affirmatively approve all significant new agency actions to protect the environment, workers, consumers, and public health before they take effect. This legislation to add red tape, the so-called Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, would be a tool for polluters and other corporate interests to scuttle new health and environmental safeguards that the public supports. Furthermore, Congress already has the first word on agency rulemaking, having already provided the authority to federal agencies. This would effectively delay or even shut down the implementation of existing laws, which could mean more premature deaths, illnesses, and other health impacts from polluters dumping toxins into our air and water. On February 21, the Senate approved the Lee amendment by a vote of 53-47 (Senate roll call vote 85). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
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