Kline: According to a recent study, the Department of Health and Human Services rulemaking practices from 2001 to 2017 revealed that one thousand eight hundred and sixty FDA Final Rules, ninety-eight percent of their total, had been issued illegally, and that other agencies had similar problems, in violation of Buckley vs Valeo, where Supreme Court held that rulemaking is a significant government power, that may be exercised only by officers appointed in accordance with the Constitution's Appointment Clause. So what we have are unappointed, unelected bureaucrats, issuing rules, against the law, against the Constitution, and against court rulings.
Hank Johnson: When republicans are not cutting taxes, they are cutting the ability of federal agencies to protect the public health safety, and the ability to enjoy freedom and prosperity.
[another ridiculous statement from Top Idiot]
Hageman: [The cost of the federal regulatory burden on a yearly basis] is over 2.1 trillion dollars.
Hageman: This administration intentionally made it difficult for American citizens to learn about the guidance documents that are in force and in effect in these agencies, and intentionally is hiding the information that is so important for the regulated community.