Regulation monitors in agencies

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Fri Feb 24, 2017 | 6:03pm EST
By David Shepardson and Steve Holland | WASHINGTON

... The sweeping order directs every federal agency to establish a task force to ensure each has a team to research all regulations and take aim at those deemed burdensome to the U.S. economy and designate regulatory reform officers within 60 days and must report on the progress within 90 days ...

In 1981, President Ronald Reagan created a presidential task force on regulatory relief but that effort did not establish task forces at the cabinet level. Other presidents including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, carried out attempts to reduce or streamline government regulations ...

The order says agencies should seek to repeal regulations that "inhibit job creation," are "ineffective," impose costs that exceed benefits or "create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with regulatory initiatives and policies" ...

The Republican has vowed a sweeping cut in U.S. regulations and previously ordered agencies to repeal two rules for every new one adopted ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-regulations-idUSKBN1631NV

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1. Trump establishes task forces to eliminate job killing regulations.

Source: Washington Post

Trump establishes task forces to eliminate job killing regulations

By Juliet Eilperin February 24 at 1:45 PM

President Trump signed an executive order Friday establishing task forces in every agency for removing job killing regulations and increasing economic opportunity.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141712069

[AJT]

2. It's sad that the right just wants to get rid of pretty much

all regulation. There are a lot of regulations that are old and no longer necessary and should be rethought or just plain eliminated. Instead they don't look at what is best for the American people, just what corporations want.