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January 29, 2016
Title: Congress Needs to do More to Stop the EPA
Topic: EPA Rules and Regulations
Discussed by Daren Bakst
with The Heritage Foundation (www.Heritage.org)
Daren Bakst is the Research Fellow in Agriculture Policy at the
Heritage Foundation where he writes and studies about agricultural and
environmental policy and property rights. His agriculture
portfolio is extremely broad, covering a multitude of issues from agricultural
subsidies and trade, to food policy issues such as GMO food labeling and the
FDA’s de facto artificial trans-fat ban.
Today, Daren is with us to discuss the EPA’s overreach and why Congress needs to
do more to stop them – much, much more. While Congress deserves some credit for
passing Legislation blocking three new EPA rules, there is still more to be
done. “The Congressional Review Act is Legislation that gives Congress to
ability to try to [stop] rules from different agencies,” Daren explains.
However, it’s not as easy as it sounds, because the President can just veto all
the hard work Congress does. Listen in as Daren explains in more detail what the
Congressional Review Act is, why it’s important, and what needs to change to
make it better. The Checks and Balance system just doesn’t always work.
The problem with the current Congress is they still don’t have enough votes to
override Obama’s veto. So, when they pass good Legislation and the President
vetoes it, it’s over. The Senate won’t be able to, either. “For too long,
Congress wasn’t passing good Legislation because they said the President is just
going to veto it anyway,” Daren Bakst believes. “But that’s on
President Obama.”
Voters need to pay attention to their Congressperson’s votes on the issues. If
your elected official in DC is not making good decisions, it’s time for them to
go. Be a smart voter. Be informed.
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