Late in March, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives turned their energies to appliances. They passed two resolutions to strike down energy conservation regulations affecting the manufacture of walk-in coolers, and commercial refrigerators and freezers. The Energy Department finalized these rules near the end of former President Joe Biden’s administration…. (Read more)
The end of Chevron deference isn’t the e
Last week, I had coffee with a wonk who works on immigration policy, a political moderate who is trying to get Capitol Hill to have a sane, bipartisan conversation about the topic and enact reforms. It is a challenge, seeing as how legislators frequently behave as if they would prefer to campaign and fundraise on […]
How Congress can tame the administrative...
The administration of Joseph R. Biden has enacted a record-setting number of consequential regulations this spring, according to an analysis by George Washington University. In April alone, 66 “significant” final rules were finalized — meaning they “have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, […]
Congress should get ready for a post-Che...
For much of the 20th century, conservatives have criticized the administrative state. At bottom, they are troubled that executive agencies can issue regulations that go beyond the plain text of statute. A president is supposed to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed,” according to the U.S. Constitution’s Article II. Yet, president after president has […]
Our nanny state and the loss of everyday...
Last week, I spent approximately three hours trying to help my teenage son apply for a learner’s permit. The time-suck began with the Department of Motor Vehicles website, which was prolix with rules and unclear about the process. I did my best to compile all sorts of evidence to prove that, yes, he is my son […]
A Call for Greater Regulatory Harmonizat...
President Donald Trump’s principal policy accomplishments thus far have been in the area of regulatory reform. The adoption of regulatory budgeting, use of the Congressional Review Act to repeal Obama-era regulations and a considerable slowdown in new rulemaking over the first 150 days are all positive steps. But, of course, there is more work to […]
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