Over 50 Groups to Congress: Use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to Overturn Obama Regulations
January 31, 2017
Dear Senators and Representatives:
On behalf of the millions of Americans that our organizations represent,
we are encouraged to see you take advantage of the unique opportunities
afforded by the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The CRA is a powerful
way for Congress to reassert its lawmaking authority and partner with the
White House in bringing meaningful regulatory relief to millions of
Americans across the country.
Congress has an important duty to work with the Trump administration in
rolling back the regulatory avalanche of the last eight years. Processing
resolutions of disapproval under the CRA is an essential tool for this
because overturning regulations via the CRA creates a permanent bar
against regulators imposing substantially similar rules in the future
without seeking express authorization from Congress.
We therefore applaud your already announced resolutions of disapproval
under the CRA, support their timely passage, and urge additional efforts to
use the CRA to bring as much permanent regulatory relief to the American
people as possible.
Sincerely,
Brent Gardner, Chief Government Affairs Officer
Americans for Prosperity
James L. Martin, Founder and Chairman
60 Plus Association
Phil Kerpen, President
American Commitment
Tim Doyle, Vice President of Policy and General Counsel
American Council for Capital Formation
Sean Noble, President
American Encore
Gary L. Bauer, President
American Values
Coley Jackson, President
Americans for Competitive Enterprise
Richard Manning, President
Americans for Limited Government
Grover Norquist, President
Americans for Tax Reform
Jim Waters, President
Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions
David Stevenson, Director, Center for Energy Competitiveness
Caesar Rodney Institute
Norm Singleton, President
Campaign For Liberty
Andrew F. Quinlan, President
Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Jeffrey Mazzella, President
Center for Individual Freedom
Kim Crockett, Vice President and General Counsel
Center of the American Experiment
Francis X. De Luca, President
Civitas Institute
David McIntosh, President
Club for Growth
Nick Dranias, President & Executive Director
Compact for America Educational Foundation
Kent Lassman, President
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Mark Lucas, President
Concerned Veterans for America
Thomas Schatz, President
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
Katie McAuliffe, Executive Director
Digital Liberty
Craig Richardson, Executive Director
Energy & Environment Legal Institute
David Christensen, VP of Government Affairs
Family Research Council
Andy Koenig, Vice President of Policy
Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce
Adam Brandon, President and CEO
FreedomWorks
Andrew Clark, President
Generation Opportunity
William A. Estrada, Esq., Director of Federal Relations
Home School Legal Defense Association
Wayne Hoffman, President
Idaho Freedom Foundation
Carrie Lukas, Managing Director
Independent Women’s Forum
Heather Higgens, President and CEO
Independent Women’s Voice
Andrew Langer, President
Institute for Liberty
Jon Sanders, Director of Regulatory Studies
John Locke Foundation
Seton Motley, President
Less Government
Brett Healy, President
MacIver Institute for Public Policy
Dee Hodges, President
Maryland Taxpayers Association
Forest Thigpen, President
Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Brent Mead, CEO
Montana Policy Institute
Harry C. Alford, President/CEO
National Black Chamber of Commerce
Willes K. Lee, President
National Federation of Republican Assemblies
Pete Sepp, President
National Taxpayers Union
William Booher, Interim Executive Director
Pelican Institute for Public Policy
Mike Stenhouse, CEO
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Paul J. Gessing, President
Rio Grande Foundation
William Whipple III, President
Secure America’s Future Economy
Teri Christoph, Co-Founder
Smart Girl Politics
David Williams, President
Taxpayers Protection Alliance
Judson Phillips, Founder
Tea Party Nation
Dr. Robert McClure, President and CEO
The James Madison Institute
Lisa B. Nelson, CEO
The Jeffersonian Project
Daniel Garza, President
The LIBRE Initiative
Michael W. Thompson, Chairman and President
Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy
Carl Bearden, Executive Director
United for Missouri
Rose Bogaert, Chair
Wayne County Taxpayers Association
Jonathan Downing, CEO
Wyoming Liberty Group
