Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 277, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023. This legislation would require congressional approval of any major rule or regulation that has an economic impact of $100 million or more annually. “The Biden Administration has forgotten …
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Apr 17
Rep. Cole’s Column: Passing the Buck
The late, great Democratic President Harry S. Truman once famously placed a sign on his desk which proclaimed, “The Buck Stops Here.” Surely, “Give ‘em Hell Harry” is rolling in his grave on the release of the Biden Administration’s reports on its disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021. Rather than accepting responsibility …