The problem is the new congress can only stop them from speeding up. They can't slam on the brakes or change the course of our unsustainable system.
Stopping them from speeding up is a start. Its going to take a few good election cycles to get us back on track.
Personally I think we should make state legislatures a priority.
They could...
But how would people like not having:
The FDA, the Ag Dept, the BATF, the DOE, the other DOE, and 99% of all other federal government agencies?