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This week the House continued its efforts to halt the heavy-handed regulatory approach of the Obama administration. Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress may pass a resolution of disapproval to nullify, with the full force of the law, a federal agency’s rule or prevent the agency from issuing a substantially similar rule without congressional authorization. This week the House approved five resolutions of disapproval, in addition to the eight it has already passed, as we fight to undo the most harmful aspects of President Obama's administration.
Protecting Retirement Savers
For decades, there has been a uniform set of federal policies governing employer-provided retirement plans to ensure clear rules of the road for employers to follow and strong protections for America’s workers and retirees. However, in 2016, the Obama administration finalized regulations establishing a “safe harbor” from those long-standing rules that would pave the way to government-run IRAs to be managed by states and certain municipalities. As a result, some employers would be forced to automatically enroll workers in government-run IRAs through payroll deductions. Unlike private-sector retirement plans, workers enrolled in these public-sector plans would not be afforded the important protections provided by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
On Wednesday the House passed two resolutions of disapproval to block these misguided regulations. Closing this regulatory loophole is a necessary and important step to ensure all workers and retirees enjoy strong protections for a secure retirement.
Restoring Authority of States to Direct Funds Away from Abortion Providers
In December the Obama administration issued a regulation that requires states to include abortion providers as recipients of Title X health care funding. Not only does this regulation ignore the American people’s wish that their tax dollars be directed away from abortion providers, it also denies states the flexibility to choose to allocate Title X funds in a way that meets the needs of their citizens.
On Thursday I voted to block this rule and give states the freedom to award Title X funds to health clinics and organizations that do not provide abortions. In a time when so many Americans are looking for ideas and policies we can unite around, one point of agreement stands out. There is strong consensus among Americans that they do not want their taxpayer dollars being used to fund abortions.
What’s Coming Up
Next week the House will hold a district work week.
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