Ranking Member Cassidy Applauds SCOTUS Decision Returning Legislative Power to Congress

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This ruling overturns the Court’s previous 1984 Chevron decision, which required federal courts to defer to an agency’s interpretation of ambiguous provisions in federal statutes so long as the court determined that the agency’s interpretation was reasonable.

“For too long, Chevron deference has allowed unelected bureaucrats, insulated from political accountability, to exercise power that exceeds their authority. Such unfettered power is a perversion of the Constitution,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Today’s Supreme Court decision helps return the role of legislating back to the people’s elected representatives.”

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