House Republicans Slash Obama-Era Red-Tape
This week Republican members of the House Appropriations Committee unveiled their plan to repeal stifling and expensive Obama-era regulations.
Their plan could save taxpayers more than $19 billion in wasteful spending and eliminate 10.4 million hours of unnecessary paperwork.
The Committee’s plan targets costly regulations and could serve as the template for future regulatory repeals.
Congressional lawmakers have gone all in on President Trump’s bid to slash Obama-era regulations, targeting $19 billion in rules and the elimination of enough red tape to free up 5,200 federal workers, according to a new analysis.
The cuts proposed by the House Appropriations Committee this week amount to a year’s worth of regulations under the Obama administration, said the report from American Action Forum.
Analyst Sam Batkins wrote, “The suite of appropriations bills released this week goes further, curtailing more than $19 billion in total regulatory costs and eliminating 10.4 million hours of paperwork, the equivalent of eliminating all regulations from 2006 and freeing 5,200 employees from paperwork compliance.”
“The measures outlined here could repeal more than $19 billion in costs and eliminate 10.4 million hours of paperwork. If these riders successfully make it through the process, expect this practice to continue as other legacy regulations are addressed through the legislative branch,” the report added.
“For those who thought the regulatory reform debate was limited to the executive branch and the administration’s one-in, two-out executive order, Congress is proving it has plenty of power to curtail past rules. It can do so in a way that is faster than the regulatory process, and in some instances, far more durable than repeal through the executive branch,” said the AAF report.
“The measures outlined here could repeal more than $19 billion in costs and eliminate 10.4 million hours of paperwork. If these riders successfully make it through the process, expect this practice to continue as other legacy regulations are addressed through the legislative branch,” the report added.