Promise kept: Trump killed 2 old regs for every new 1, $645 million saved
Washington Examiner
Paul Bedard
September 19, 2017
"The Trump administration has fulfilled one of the president's key campaign promises to wipe out costly Obama-era regulations, according to a new fiscal year ending report card on the effort.
"The American Action Forum found that the administration kept its two-out for every-one in and saved $645 million, and has another $600 million in savings on the way.
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"The regulatory cutting has become a Washington fixation with congressional Republicans leading the way after Inauguration Day with huge cuts made through the Congressional Review Act. Trump also signed Executive Order 13,771, demanding more cuts and calling on agencies to consider the cost of regulations before adding more.
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"'Even in its first stage,' concluded Goldbeck, 'the administration's regulatory agenda spurred $645 million in net savings, with at least another $600 million more on the way.'"
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