The Administrative State
For over 30 years as a private attorney and now as your representative, I have defended Wyoming against the administrative state. For too long, Washington, D.C. has delegated authority to unelected bureaucrats in a manner that jeopardizes our Constitution.
Administrative agencies have the power to write, enforce, and judicially review law, even though they are unelected and therefore unaccountable to the People. How this translates in Wyoming is the EPA’s ability to bring tens of thousands of dollars of fines per day against a rancher who simply cleared out an irrigation ditch on his property, or small businesses losing resources to complex regulatory compliance.
As a member of the Judiciary Committee, I have primary jurisdiction over administrative law where I am working to restore power in Congress, ensure due process, and otherwise stop the onslaught of trillions in hidden taxes that stem from annual regulatory compliance.
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Washington, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced a bill aimed at halting the District of Columbia's efforts to codify Chevron deference, a practice that would empower unelected bureaucrats to interpret and enforce laws without adequate judicial oversight.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Hageman’s Expedited Appeals Review Act (EARA) passed the House of Representatives. The bill will provide those individuals and businesses appealing before the Department of the Interior’s Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) the opportunity to file for an expedited review so they can quickly go to court in front of a neutral arbiter.
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman sent a letter to the federal transportation department Thursday, urging the removal of a regulation that keeps non-English-speaking commercial truck drivers on the roads.