Chairmen Johnson, Alexander Applaud Passage of Resolution to Roll Back Harmful Blacklisting Regulation

Statement

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, applauded the passage of a resolution which would block implementation of the Obama administration's flawed and burdensome "blacklisting" rule through the Congressional Review Act.

"Overturning this harmful rule will reduce the regulatory burden plaguing our economy," said Chairman Johnson. "This rule could potentially be used to blackmail innocent businesses during labor negotiations. The Obama administration admitted that this rule would cost at least $398 million each year to comply with, but failed to quantify any benefit whatsoever. Repealing this rule is a step in the right direction by providing the regulatory relief that is necessary to unleash the American economy so that it can realize its full potential."

"The Senate today did the right thing by overturning the harmful Obama Administration "blacklisting' regulation that could have prevented our nation's federal contractors from receiving a federal contract for an alleged labor violation before any wrongdoing has been proven. I'm urging President Trump to sign this legislation as soon as possible," said Chairman Alexander.

The rule would make a system designed to protect workers less efficient, undermine our nation's military readiness, and limit the ability of small businesses to compete for federal contracts.

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