Harriet Hageman

I am the chairman of the Article I Task Force, and the very purpose of this is to make sure that it is the legislative branch that is legislating, not people who are unaccountable to our voters.

I am the chairman of the Article I Task Force, and the very purpose of this is to make sure that it is the legislative branch that is legislating, not people who are unaccountable to our voters.

That's exactly right. And keep in mind the 16th and 17th amendments came about during that period of time. Being the one giving the federal government the authority to do an income tax. and then also basically excluding the state from government on the federal level by taking away our two senators being appointed by states and just being voted on by just like our congresses.

That's exactly right. And keep in mind the 16th and 17th amendments came about during that period of time. Being the one giving the federal government the authority to do an income tax. and then also basically excluding the state from government on the federal level by taking away our two senators being appointed by states and just being voted on by just like our congresses.

That was never intended. The House of Representatives was to represent the people. The Senate was to represent the states. And then you have the executive branch that represented the executive branch, the president, the federal government. And when they changed that with that amendment, it fundamentally changed the relationship between the states and the federal government.

That was never intended. The House of Representatives was to represent the people. The Senate was to represent the states. And then you have the executive branch that represented the executive branch, the president, the federal government. And when they changed that with that amendment, it fundamentally changed the relationship between the states and the federal government.

Well, again, we as legislators, we need to become better as practitioners. So really, a lot of the power comes from what's called the Administrative Procedure Act that was adopted in 1946. And it has largely remained unchanged in the intervening 80 years. But it's under the Administrative Procedure Act that these agencies have adopted, have

Well, again, we as legislators, we need to become better as practitioners. So really, a lot of the power comes from what's called the Administrative Procedure Act that was adopted in 1946. And it has largely remained unchanged in the intervening 80 years. But it's under the Administrative Procedure Act that these agencies have adopted, have

have gotten the power for the rulemaking for example and it again is expanded in a way that is so far beyond even what FDR ever could have imagined. I'll give you an example of how these administrative agencies work to expand their own authority without Congress ever stepping in.

have gotten the power for the rulemaking for example and it again is expanded in a way that is so far beyond even what FDR ever could have imagined. I'll give you an example of how these administrative agencies work to expand their own authority without Congress ever stepping in.

And I'm going to say this, Congress has largely abdicated its responsibility for legislating, and that's what I'm fighting to bring back. We've got great people in the House right now, and we're all working towards that. Our senators are as well. I should say the Republicans are. We're working towards administrative reform, exactly what I'm talking about.

And I'm going to say this, Congress has largely abdicated its responsibility for legislating, and that's what I'm fighting to bring back. We've got great people in the House right now, and we're all working towards that. Our senators are as well. I should say the Republicans are. We're working towards administrative reform, exactly what I'm talking about.

But under the Clean Water Act, the EPA only has jurisdiction of navigable waters of the United States, right? Navigable waters of the United States, the Mississippi, the Missouri, those kinds of big bodies of water. I represented an irrigation or a farmer one time. who had moved an irrigation ditch on his property.

But under the Clean Water Act, the EPA only has jurisdiction of navigable waters of the United States, right? Navigable waters of the United States, the Mississippi, the Missouri, those kinds of big bodies of water. I represented an irrigation or a farmer one time. who had moved an irrigation ditch on his property.

The EPA came in and sued him, and they claimed that irrigation ditch was a navigable water of the United States, and he had to have a 404 permit to move that ditch. When we finally went to trial, that case took six years. When we finally went to trial, he was facing penalties of almost $65 million, because at that time, EPA could impose penalties of $37,500 a day. It's now up to $68,000 a day.

The EPA came in and sued him, and they claimed that irrigation ditch was a navigable water of the United States, and he had to have a 404 permit to move that ditch. When we finally went to trial, that case took six years. When we finally went to trial, he was facing penalties of almost $65 million, because at that time, EPA could impose penalties of $37,500 a day. It's now up to $68,000 a day.

Well, we as Congress have given that kind of power to an administrative agency Of course they're going to abuse it. They abuse it every day because it increases their power. It allows them more authority. It allows them to take control of more things. And so when you've got people in these agencies who really are anti-humanist, this is the way that they further their agenda.

Well, we as Congress have given that kind of power to an administrative agency Of course they're going to abuse it. They abuse it every day because it increases their power. It allows them more authority. It allows them to take control of more things. And so when you've got people in these agencies who really are anti-humanist, this is the way that they further their agenda.

After a two-week trial, I won that lawsuit. But I had a jury of our peers, and I won that case. But my client spent a million dollars on attorney's fees and costs defending himself against a rogue agency. That's what we have to rein in and make sure never happens again.

After a two-week trial, I won that lawsuit. But I had a jury of our peers, and I won that case. But my client spent a million dollars on attorney's fees and costs defending himself against a rogue agency. That's what we have to rein in and make sure never happens again.