Rep. Weber speaks in support of H.R. 1030 - Secret Science Reform Act of 2015

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yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas mr weber who is the chairman of the energy subcommittee of the science committee thanks a gentleman mr speaker i rise today in strong support of h.r 1030 the secret science reform act of 2015. last december the epa proposed a new regulation that is widely predicted to be the costliest regulation in u.s history i repeat the costliest u.s regulation in history it would actually cost our economy 140 billion dollars per year according to the national association of manufacturers manufacturers you know those those who manufacture or make things i like to say the things that make america great are the things that america makes likewise in these hard economic times more americans will make it in america when more things are made in america therefore regulations that hamper manufacturing should really be scrutinized and regulations that have such a big impact on our economy should not be based on secret science in order to sell it to the american people unfortunately the epa has prevented outside researchers from accessing the data behind recent regulatory decisions the public is just supposed to trust the epa apparently their policy is trust but evade your we want a policy that says trust but verify it is long past time that congress increases transparency into the epa's regulatory process the secret science reform act would prohibit the epa from proposing or finalizing regulations based upon science that is not transparent or available for independent review our constituents have a right to know whether epa's regulations are based on sound science and have the stated benefits the agency claims they have legislation simple it's straightforward and it's a message that government bureaucrats cannot propose costly regulations without the transparency that the american people deserve we want more americans and more american companies to make it in america i want to thank sherman smith for bringing this important legislation to the florida today and i yield back the balance of my time the gentleman yields back the general