“In a burst of activity meant to leave a lasting stamp on the federal government, the BushWhite House in the past month has approved 61 new regulations on environmental, security, social and commercial matters that by its own estimate will have an economic impact exceeding $1.9 billion annually.
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Once the new rules take the form of law, Democrats can undo them only by three complicated means: through a new regulatory rulemaking that would probably take years; through congressional amendments to underlying laws; or through special, fast-track resolutions of disapproval approved by the House and Senate within a few months after the start of the new congressional session on Jan. 6.
Such a quick congressional rebuke has occurred only once before, in 2001, when a Republican-controlled Congress with President Bush’s backing blocked a workplace safety regulation completed in the Clinton administration’s final months. But recently, spokesmen for Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.)and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) said Democrats were prepared to use that regulatory reversal power in consultation with Obama.”
Joel Horn
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I’ve been reading about the last minute items Bush has pushed through in the past few weeks, and some are completely outrageous. With all of the focus on the President-elect and the economy, he really is sneaking things in under the radar.
Can’t they de-fund enforcement of the new rules? I suppose that works better with proactive regulations, rather than anti-regulation regulations.
And by “they” I meant Congress.
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