05.15.24

McConnell Commends Resolutions To Roll Back Biden Admin. Regulatory Overreach

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Congressional Review Act resolutions:

“I’d like to briefly commend several of our colleagues for their work on resolutions the Senate will consider to roll back yet another slate of Biden Administration overreach.

“Today, we’ll vote on a resolution from Senator Schmitt to finally put the brakes on the Treasury Department’s extension of massive recovery funds for a pandemic emergency that has long since passed.

“Soon, we’ll vote on another resolution under the Congressional Review Act from Senator Lummis that would repeal a hasty, short-sighted power-grab by the SEC that hampers the deployment of new digital financial technologies.

“And in the coming days, we’ll also vote on Senator Cruz’s resolution to axe a new Department of Energy rule on gas furnace efficiency standards that threatens to drive a huge share of existing residential furnace models out of the market and hike costs for seniors, small businesses, and low-income households.

“As always, I’m grateful to our colleagues for leading these efforts, and I would urge the Senate to pass each resolution.”

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Related Issues: Congressional Review Act