1-11 NWR  Simpson Stops

1-11 NWR Simpson Stops

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
This is your Northwest report for Wednesday, January 11 I'm David Sparks and Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson recently voted for two pieces of regulatory reform legislation to prevent regulatory overreach by the Obama administration during its final days and to return accountability and transparency to the federal regulatory process. The total cost of regulations imposed by federal agencies is estimated at $1.88 trillion annually.

 

"Each year, federal agencies issue regulations without considering both their cost and benefits," said Simpson. "Congress needs to reestablish its authority to oversee these rules in order to reduce the burden on all businesses and stimulate real economic growth."

I talked with the Congressman spokesperson Nikki Wallace: "Throughout his term in office, President Obama has disregarded the economic impact of his regulatory actions on the American people," said Simpson.  "We do not intend to allow this administration to continue imposing its onerous regulations without the consent of Congress in its final days. This legislation would provide Congress the flexibility to swiftly disapprove of any attempt to push forward these burdensome rules." 

While we are on the topic of rules, agri-pulse.com is telling us in an op-ed piece written by Will Bentley, Georgia cow/calf producer and Executive Vice President of Georgia Cattlemen's Association that "While the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration's (GIPSA) proposed livestock marketing rule comes with a name like The Farmer Fair Practices Rule, those of us in the cattle industry know better than to trust a government program wrapped in a nice title."

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