Editorial Cartoon about Bush’s last minute regulatory changes.

Joel Horn — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:03:21 +0000

Click here to see David Horsey’s editorial cartoon about Bush’s last minute regulatory changes.

At the Last Minute, Bush approves a Raft of Rules

Joel Horn — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:01:22 +0000

“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.”

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Editorial Cartoon about Bush’s last minute regulatory changes.

At the Last Minute, Bush approves a Raft of Rules