Andy Barr Denounces Chandler Vote Against Regulatory Reform
Dec 9th, 2011
Kentucky Democrat votes against measure that would make Congress more accountable for job-killing regulations
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – This week, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 10, the “Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011” (the REINS Act), which was introduced by Kentucky Congressman Geoff Davis (KY-04) and has the bipartisan support of over 200 Members of Congress. Kentucky Congressman Ben Chandler (KY-06) voted against the legislation.
The REINS Act would require an up-or-down vote in Congress and the President’s signature on all new major rules before they can be enforced on the American people, job-creating small businesses, or State and local governments. Major rules are those that have an annual economic impact of $100 million or more.
“It is unconscionable that at a time when the labor force is shrinking and more than 13 million Americans are still looking for work, Ben Chandler continues to oppose sensible regulatory reform, like the REINS Act, which would give Congress the ability to protect the American people from job killing regulations,” said Andy Barr, the 2012 Republican candidate for Congress in Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District. “It is no wonder that Chandler is trying to gerrymander his district to avoid responsibility for his bad votes in Washington.”
Barr, a part-time instructor of Constitutional Law, also noted that the REINS Act would reinvigorate the non-delegation doctrine, a corollary to the separation of powers doctrine, which prohibits Congress from delegating unfettered legislative authority to the Executive Branch.
In 2010, Barr came within 647 votes of replacing Chandler as the Congressman for the Sixth Congressional District in the third closest congressional race in America. To find out more about Andy Barr, visit andybarrforcongress.com.
