President Trump’s assault on Obama-era regulations isn’t sitting well with some House Democrats, who asked the White House Monday for documents to shed light on the president’s regulatory task force.
“We write to express our alarm concerning the lack of transparency, accountability, and independence of the Regulatory Reform Task Forces,” wrote top Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “It is unacceptable for federal agencies to operate in such a clandestine and unaccountable manner especially when the result could be the undoing of critical public health and safety protections.”
The letter, from Reps. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, Gerry Connolly of Virginia and David Cicilline of Rhode Island, seeks documents outlining the work of task forces cutting regulations at each federal agency, including the names of members, their titles and communications from meetings. The request was sent to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and Neomi Rao, administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Mr. Trump signed an executive order in February creating task forces at Cabinet agencies aimed at reducing regulations, as part of his overall effort to roll back rules that he said are hurting businesses.
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I did not hear from these idiots during the Obama administration and his administration had one of the most secrete administrations in my lifetime. Bunch of hypocrites.
ReplyDeleteSame old anti-Trump'ers.
ReplyDeleteSame old usual suspects. If Cumming gave us some transparency he be indicted.
ReplyDeleteDumbocrats are nothing but liars cheats and thieves.
Trump can answer to their claims in about 2 years or so, meanwhile, Git 'er Done, Donald!
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