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Mike Lee: “A reform like the REINS act would require Congress to be the…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Senate Hearing on Antitrust Enforcement and Occupational Licensing with Mike Lee and Mark Meador

Published | Video Starts at 03:40

So much of the effort, I think, would be on trying to have regulations, agencies and Congress be sensitive about what's the true purpose of what they're trying to accomplish. Right. I suppose one approach that one could take, at least prospectively, would be A reform like the REINS act would require Congress to be the ultimate decision-making authority on major rules. whether to propose it as new legislation. Article one, Section seven certainly tends to contemplate that you can't make or amend federal law without following that process. (03:40–03:57)

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