On Monday, Republicans in Congress, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA), supported amicus briefs urging the Supreme Court to overturn a significant precedent that grants the federal government broad authority to interpret laws.

In the upcoming high court term, the justices will consider the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Gina Raimondo, which seeks to limit the scope of the 1984 Chevron deference principle.

This principle instructs courts to defer to agency interpretations of statutes when the language in those statutes is ambiguous or vague.

The House speaker stated, “As part of our Commitment to America, House Republicans pledged to hold Washington accountable,” the Washington Examiner reported.

The Chevron framework makes it easier for unelected bureaucrats to weaponize federal regulations against the American people. The Court should rein in the power of unelected bureaucrats and restore the separation of powers.”

McCarthy supported the House’s Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group’s brief filed in the Raimondo case, which revolves around four New Jersey fishing companies questioning whether the National Marine Fisheries Service can compel fishing vessels to cover the salaries of federal observers, an expense amounting to approximately 20% of the companies’ revenues.

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