Property Rights Legislative Alerts
July 20, 2012 JProperty Rights, Energy & Environment
April 30, 2012 JProperty Rights
Dear Senator Johnson and Representative Ribble,
On behalf of more than two million Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I applaud you for introducing the Midnight Rule Relief Act, S. 2368 and H.R. 4607 respectively. Your bills would prevent an outgoing administration from issuing any new significant regulations during a “lame-duck” session, eliminating a great source of uncertainty for American businesses.
February 14, 2012 JProperty Rights
A recent small business administration study reveals that it now costs a small firm more than $10,000 per employee to comply with all the federal regulations. And those regulations cost the entire nation $1.75 trillion a year, almost double what Americans pay in income taxes each year.
December 08, 2011 JProperty Rights
Americans for Prosperity issued the following statement today in response to the House vote on the REINS Act:
“We commend the work of Rep. Geoff Davis and the Republican leadership for passing this critical reform to restore accountability and constitutional balance to the federal regulatory process,” said AFP VP Policy Phil Kerpen. “This is a major victory for the American people and we urge the Senate to take up and pass this bill as soon possible.”
The House voted 241-184 to pass H.R. 10, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS) Act. Republicans unanimously supported the bill, which requires Congress to vote on economically significant regulations before they can take effect. Democrats overwhelmingly opposed the bill, with 184 voting against it and only four voting for it.
December 02, 2011 JProperty Rights
By Phil Kerpen, vice president for policy at Americans for Prosperity - 12/02/11 09:39 AM ET
The upcoming vote on the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, H.R. 10, on the House floor will show clearly which members of Congress take seriously the legislative power vested in them by citizens under Article I of the United States Constitution.
Read the rest at The Hill.
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