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Ron Johnson: “Congress now passes frameworks for the regulatory agencies…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Chairman Johnson's first round of questioning at HSGAC hearing 2-25-15.

Published | Video Starts at 00:31

Now I realize they're all imperfect measures. I was trying to get my staff to quick come up with the exact numbers. But let me lay out part of the problem is Congress now passes frameworks for the regulatory agencies to write the laws and the rules and regulations. We all agree a job of the federal government should be providing a legal and regulatory framework to provide certainty for economy so you understand what the rules of road are like a uniform commercial code. (00:31–00:38)

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Asserts that Congress delegates law and rule-making to regulatory agencies.

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