Reps. Virginia Foxx (N.C.), Jason Chaffetz (Utah), Steve Chabot (Ohio) and Paul Mitchell (Mich.), along with Sens. Ron Johnson (Wis.) and Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), issued a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block the labor regulation that opponents have dubbed the "blacklisting rule.”
The rule, a labor regulation proposed by the Obama administration, requires all federal contractors bidding on contractors over $500,000 must report any labor law violations they've had in the last three years.
"Federal agencies already have the tools they need to hold contractors accountable,” Foxx said in a statement. “Adding an unnecessary layer of red tape would only hurt workers and small businesses, increase costs for taxpayers, and threaten the resources our men and women in uniform rely on.”
(more on Republicans' attempt to repeal the 'blacklisting rule'...)
