Trump Admin To Nix 10 Rules For Each New One

The Trump administration issued a new executive order mandating elimination of 10 regulations for every new one and prohibiting agencies from releasing a rule or guidance that is not already on the Unified Regulatory Agenda. The new order goes way beyond the regulatory scrapping initiative of President Donald Trump’s first term that required two rules be scrapped for every new one issued. The new order and an accompanying fact sheet dated Jan. 31 explain that if an agency issues a...