WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Congressional Review Act resolutions :
“I’ve spoken before about the effort led by our colleagues, Senator Capito and Senator Cramer, to block a coercive, one-size-fits-all mandate from the Federal Highway Administration that would force states and localities to build transportation infrastructure the way the bluest coastal cities do.
“I’m glad our colleagues will have a chance to support this resolution, and I’m grateful to our colleagues from West Virginia and North Dakota for their leadership.
“The Senate will also vote today on a resolution to overturn the Administration’s latest attack on small businesses and consumers.
“President Biden’s Big Labor allies at the NLRB have issued a new rule that would expand the definition of an employer in a way that would make employers liable for other businesses’ employees that they don’t even directly oversee.
“Known as the ‘joint employer’ rule, the new standard amounts to more regulatory red tape threatening the very existence of small businesses, especially those that follow the franchise model.
“Small businesses are the lifeblood of the American dream. As many of my colleagues who’ve owned small businesses know, it requires a tremendous amount of hard work, long hours, and sleepless nights to own and operate a business.
“The Biden Administration’s regulatory state is already putting that dream out of reach for many hardworking Americans. But this new labor rule would add even bigger headaches and turn small business owners – including many in my home state of Kentucky – into middle managers.
“One such Kentuckian wrote me a letter saying that this rule has the potential to kill his small independent marketing organization. Here’s what he said.
“Quote: ‘I implore you to stop [them] from killing many small businesses like mine…This government overreach has got to stop. We are no longer a country that supports small businesses…’
“I’ve always been a proud supporter of small businesses in this country, and I’ve spent years fighting the joint employer rule. And I’m glad to join Senator Cassidy and Senator Manchin in leading the CRA to block this rule.
“One federal court has already put this rule on ice. As the appeals take their course, I would encourage each of our colleagues to join us in rejecting the radical NLRB’s new rule.”
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