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from lower health care costs, less illness and 

premature death, and increased worker productivity of the Clean Air Act are expected to 

reach the $2 trillion mark in 2020. This exceeds the projected costs of implementing the 

regulations by more than 30 to 1. 

We can also look at the recent financial crisis as a cautionary tale of the ‘‘unintended 

consequences’’ of not having appropriate safeguards put in place. 

In 1994 Congress gave the Federal Reserve 

authority to regulate subprime and other high 

risk mortgages. It took them until 2008 to do 

anything with that authority. Unfortunately, 

2008 was too late to prevent the housing bubble that popped and set off a financial crisis 

that cost American families $6.5 trillion in 

household wealth, millions of jobs, and required significant resources from the federal 

government to address. 

Even former Federal Reserve Chairman 

Alan Greenspan admitted to the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee in 

2008 that he’d been wrong about the housing 

bubble and should have done more. 

These stories illustrate the importance of responsible environmental and consumer protections to a strong economy, strong communities, and healthy families. Yet none of this 

information or experience seems to have had 

any impact on the majority. 

In fact, the bill today would likely delay regulations like the mercury and air toxics rule. According to estimates, each year that we delay 

implementing this rule means 17,000 premature deaths, 120,000 cases of asthma, 

12,200 hospital and emergency room visits for 

respiratory and cardiovascular disease, and 

850,000 days of missed work and school due 

to illness. 

In addition, every year approximately 1.2 

million people get sick, 7,125 people are hospitalized, and 134 people die from foodborne 

illnesses attributed to contaminated produce. 

Enacting this bill would halt progress on implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act to 

reduce these contaminations and protect our 

families. 

The Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act would 

arbitrarily freeze all regulations until unemployment is below 6 percent, prevent regulations 

from being developed and implemented during 

presidential transitions, expose regulations to 

court challenges that will increase uncertainty, 

and make other changes to procedures for developing and implementing regulations. 

These changes would primarily accomplish 

one thing—undermining the government’s ability to do its job efficiently and cost effectively. 

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 

found that these changes would freeze routine 

updates to programs like payment rates for 

services to Medicare patients. This would 

have a negative impact on doctors and seniors. 

CBO also estimates that the legislation 

‘‘would have a significant effect on direct 

spending’’ because laws could not be implemented properly—unnecessarily increasing the 

deficit. 

H.R. 4078 would also give regulated industries the ability to influence rules behind 

closed doors by requiring that agencies consult with private industry stakeholders before 

proposed rules are made available for public 

comment. The changes made under this bill 

would also allow regulations to be challenged 

and delayed, increasing uncertainty for businesses and the economy—which seems to 

run counter to the majority’s primary argument 

for the bill in the first place. 

This bill also ignores the work that the 

Obama Administration has been engaged in to 

review current regulations in order to eliminate 

outdated, obsolete, and ineffective rules. The 

President placed a premium on getting feedback on this effort from the public—including 

the business community. As a result paperwork burdens, unnecessary or outdated rules, 

and barriers to exporting and other job creating activities have been or will be eliminated. 

These changes are projected to save taxpayers billions in the coming years. 

Now is not the time to put the brakes on this 

effort, which has been open, transparent and 

appropriately balances the need for responsible safeguards for consumers, the environment, and public health with the need for a 

strong and growing economy. 

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TRIBUTE TO DON DILLENBECK 

HON. GREG WALDEN OF OREGON

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, it is with great 

pride that I rise today to pay special tribute 

Hood River County Sheriff’s Deputy Don 

Dillenbeck. Deputy Dillenbeck is retiring from 

the Sheriff’s Office on July 29, capping more 

than 37 years of duty, honor and service to 

the citizens and visitors of Hood River County, 

Oregon. 

Don Dillenbeck was born and raised in my 

home town of Hood River, Oregon where he 

graduated from Hood River Valley High 

School in 1972. Don began his career in public safety as a Dispatcher and Corrections 

Deputy with the Hood River County Sheriff’s 

Office on January 23, 1975. 

Deputy Dillenbeck was promoted to Road 

Deputy in 1978, taking on more responsibility 

with his new position. Patrolling the county for 

the next 34 years and serving under three different Sheriffs, Deputy Dillenbeck logged over 

1 million miles on six different patrol cars. His 

duties included not only the protection of the 

public, but also the training and mentoring of 

new Deputies. His extensive knowledge of 

procedure, law and tactics has been invaluable to the county over the course of his career. 

Mr. Speaker, Deputy Dillenbeck is also 

somewhat of a celebrity due to a dangerous 

highspeed pursuit that was featured on the television program ‘‘World’s Wildest Police 

Chases.’’ In 1997, a fleeing suspect rammed 

his patrol car three times. Thankfully, the suspect was apprehended and did not seriously 

injure Deputy Dillenbeck. This incident is a 

prime example of the high level of commitment Deputy Dillenbeck holds for public service. When he is called upon to put his own life 

in danger—whether it’s apprehending a fleeing 

felon or volunteering as a firefighter with 

Westside Fire Department—Deputy Dillenbeck 

can be counted on to answer. 

Although he will officially retire from his fulltime position, Deputy Dillenbeck has requested to remain with the Sheriff’s Office in 

a volunteer capacity as a Reserve Deputy so 

he can continue to serve and protect the public in Hood River County. Even in retirement, 

Deputy Don Dillenbeck will continue to answer 

the call to service. 

Mr. Speaker, I ask that my fellow colleagues 

join me in recognizing Don Dillenbeck. He has 

earned the thanks of a grateful nation not only 

for his dedication to service, but for his unwavering commitment to his community. Please 

join me in wishing Deputy Don Dillenbeck a 

very long and happy retirement. 


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E1388 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 2012 

SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS 

Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, 

agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 

1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all 

meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. 

This title requires all such committees 

to notify the Office of the Senate Daily 

Digest—designated by the Rules Committee—of the time, place, and purpose 

of the meetings, when scheduled, and 

any cancellations or changes in the 

meetings as they occur. 

As an additional procedure along 

with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily 

Digest will prepare this information for 

printing in the Extensions of Remarks 

section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

on Monday and Wednesday of each 

week. 

Meetings scheduled for Thursday, 

August 2, 2012 may be found in the 

Daily Digest of today’s RECORD. 


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