GOP unveils plan to block Obama's executive overreach

[Free Vulcan]

House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a proposal that they believe will put the brakes on executive branch overreach and restore the power of Congress to write laws.

Republicans devised the plan, part of its six-part national agenda, in reaction to rules and regulations put forward by the Obama administration that they say are burdensome and aimed at circumventing Congress.

"Presidents can veto, Supreme Courts can strike down, but Congress is the exclusive seat of lawmaking power," said Republican Conference Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. "Not some guy in the basement of the Labor Department."

The Labor Department's overtime rule is among the latest of many Obama administration regulations the GOP opposes. It raises the threshold of those who qualify for overtime pay to salaried employees who earn $47,000 or less. Republicans believe it will force employers to cut jobs, increase the costs of goods and services, and hike compliance costs for businesses.

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The GOP plan would slow down new regulations by requiring Congress to approve "all major rules" put forward by the executive branch.

Read more: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-unveils-plan-to-block-obamas-executive-overreach/article/2594070

[truth_seeker]

Wow. What speed and agility. It only took them 7.5 years out of Obama's 8 years to reach this point.

And people wonder at the attraction on non-political professionals, like Carson and Trump?

They fly out of Washington Thursday afternoon, and back on Tuesday for a few weeks out of each year.

In terms of actual work product, it can best be measured in terms of funds raised, not meaningful legislation passed.

[austingirl]

So the pubbies located their 'nads after all this time? Ted Cruz never misplaced his.