WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced the Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act (UMATA) to reduce unfunded federal government mandates on local governments and businesses, allowing for more regulatory freedom and job creation. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Fischer as an original cosponsor of the bill.
"The federal government has thrown unfunded mandates on businesses and local governments across the country for far too long," said Fischer. "Overregulating has restrained job growth and created a bureaucracy that only hurts communities back home. This bill breaks open the regulatory process and gives the public a real say in how ...