Republicans ‘reimagine’ major regulatory reform to fit it in reconciliation bill

Washington examiner cited CEI’s expert on reform

Wayne Crews, vice president for policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told the Washington Examiner that this would give Congress more power over unelected bureaucrats, who have been able to wield outsize influence through rulemaking.

“The reason this is an important issue is right now, agencies who are said to be undemocratic and unaccountable can issue major rules with very little cost-benefit scrutiny,” Crews said.

Crews also said reconciliation affords Republicans a key moment to get major rulemaking reform passed. He pointed out that the REINS Act has already passed the House multiple times, but because of the filibuster, it has never passed the Senate.

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