From Catfish to Kombucha, Conservatives Target 200-Plus Rules' No clean air, nutritous
food for kids, energy efficient fans and cars. Out the door now with Repugs in charge.
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From Catfish to Kombucha, Conservatives Target 200-Plus Rules
by Erik Wasson and Ari Natter
December 14, 2016, 3:03 PM CST
Freedom Caucus names 228 regulations it wants canceled
Wall Street, fossil fuel, junk food makers stand to benefit
A fisherman displays a catfish that was fished out of a pond on an aquaculture farm in Alabama, on July 10, 2015. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
House conservatives have a message for President-elect Donald Trump: use your first 100 days to scrap regulations on everything from catfish to ceiling fans to the Export-Import Bank.
The House Freedom Caucus wish list, sent by chairman Mark Meadows to Trump’s transition team, includes 228 federal regulations to examine or revoke. It’s designed to hold Trump to his campaign promise to use his presidential pen to loosen rules on businesses. It’s also certain to trigger partisan fights in Congress.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is also on board. "The president-elect has made it clear he’s going to move on as many regulatory changes as he can make as soon as he takes office," McConnell said at a news conference this week.
High on the Freedom Caucus’s agenda are ending President Barack Obama’s executive actions protecting undocumented immigrants who arrived as children and ending the Export-Import Bank, of which Boeing Co. is the biggest beneficiary. The list also calls for undoing the 1905 law that created the Overseas Private Investment Corp. which helps U.S. businesses gain a foothold in emerging markets.
The list also targets First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative against childhood obesity, rules requiring for-profit colleges to teach employable skills, regulations intended to make ceiling fans and washing machines more energy efficient. Net neutrality rules that benefit internet content providers over broadband providers also make the list.....................................