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Foxx Votes to Keep the IRS Out of Health Care, Hold Government Regulators Accountable
Washington, D.C.,
August 2, 2013
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Ericka Perryman
(202-225-2071)
Today Congresswoman Virginia Foxx voted in support of two measures to restrict the role of the federal government in the lives of the American people. The Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act (H.R. 2009) and the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (H.R. 367) are two of ten pieces of legislation passed by the House of Representatives this week to hold Washington accountable and stop government abuse.
Today Congresswoman Virginia Foxx voted in support of two measures to restrict the role of the federal government in the lives of the American people. The Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act (H.R. 2009) and the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (H.R. 367) are two of ten pieces of legislation passed by the House of Representatives this week to hold Washington accountable and stop government abuse.
About the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, Congresswoman Foxx stated:
“If asked to list the persons or entities that should play no part in personal health care decisions, the American people would likely put the IRS at or near the top. And yet the very entity responsible for providing Obamacare its enforcement teeth is the Internal Revenue Service. Yes, the same agency responsible for audits and implicated in political intimidation tactics is responsible, under Obamacare, for micromanaging, regulating and issuing punishments if it disapproves of your health care choices. “Today a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voted to take this power away from the IRS. The Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act specifically bars the IRS from implementing or enforcing any part of Obamacare. Obamacare is a bad law for patients, doctors, jobs and the economy. It shouldn’t rest its hopes for implementation on a further empowered IRS.” Regarding the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, Congresswoman Foxx said:
“Today, nearly 12 million Americans are out of work and economic growth is stagnant. The Obama economic agenda – from Obamacare to Stimulus and restrictions on American energy – is not working. “When American workers and small businesses look to Washington for help, they aren’t asking for more micromanagement or a continuation of the President’s failed policies. They are asking for a leaner more responsive government that works for them. “Reforming our laws, taxes, and regulations to encourage growth and strengthen America’s standing in the global economy are things both parties should agree on, and things House Republicans are happy to help the President pursue. The passage of the REINS Act today will add an additional layer of oversight to the most costly of federal government regulations. Unelected bureaucrats shouldn’t be able to unilaterally impose onerous rules that bleed jobs and money from the U.S. economy. Congress and the American people should approve of any high impact rules first.”
Congresswoman Foxx spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives about the importance of stopping federal government regulatory abuse. A video of her remarks may be found here.
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