Democrat Congressman Warns Democrats: ' We should not routinely defend every regulation that is criticized by Republicans or business interests.'

The Huffington Post has a piece from Democrat Congressman John Yarmuth with this warning:

First, Congressional Democrats should be much more aggressive in detecting and correcting mistakes, including instances of waste and abuse, in federal agencies. Republicans are aggressive in this arena because they like to show how incompetent government is. We should do it because we have a critical, vested interest in government working well.

We should not routinely defend every regulation that is criticized by Republicans or business interests. We must face the fact that not every regulation presents a public benefit, and some truly are unreasonable impositions on the private sector. Those of us who believe in robust regulation should insist on only effective and necessary ones. We should readily admit that there are widespread abuses in our social safety net programs, and that failing to do something to eliminate abuses does, in fact, jeopardize the programs for those who truly need them. These are programs that reflect core Democratic values, and we should be crusading for their improvement.

No word yet from Comrade Sanders and Comrade Clinton on this.