During a House Oversight Committee hearing before the congressional recess, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) discussed the importance of Biden's rollout of policy regulation methods.
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00:00Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
00:02Regulations have been a straw man for the Republicans to attack government agencies for years.
00:07Yet, the majority of Americans support government regulations across the range of industries.
00:13Regulations are what enable us to feel confident that the food we eat, the water we drink, are safe for consumption.
00:20Regulations prevent fraudulent advertising and targeting children with products like tobacco and alcohol.
00:26They help protect the quality of the very air we breathe.
00:29Regulations have a profound effect on every aspect of our lives.
00:33They help keep our nation safe, healthy, and prosperous.
00:37I support improving transparency and public participation in the regulatory process, but that is not what this bill does.
00:44H.R. 580 will make this already complex regulatory process more burdensome and give industry, which already has significant input in the regulatory process, even more power.
00:55In contrast, the Biden administration worked to modernize the regulatory process, strengthening democracy by further advancing the transparency, inclusivity, and effectiveness of federal regulations.
01:07The Biden administration's modernization plans promoted both efficiency and fairness with the purpose of ensuring well-funded and well-connected corporations no longer have outsized influence on federal regulations simply because they have the time, the resources, and the lobbyists to bombard federal officials with input.
01:27The changes implemented by the Biden administration require federal officials to proactively seek out the voices of those who are underrepresented, but still critically affected by the rulemaking process, including people with disabilities and people living in rural areas as well as minority groups.
01:45This bill would overwhelm those underrepresented voices by giving special interests a megaphone in the regulatory process.
01:54This is not the way to increase public participation and reduce the opacity of regulatory process.
02:01It is in fact a way to increase the influence of special corporate interests.
02:07Regulations are a tool for our democracy that serve the public good.
02:11Unfortunately, this bill would hinder, not improve, the ability of the public to be heard and represented.
02:17For that reason, I must oppose this legislation.
02:19Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I yield back.
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