Regulations Order Doesn't Include FCC, White House Says
A White House spokeswoman confirmed that President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting federal regulations isn't intended to apply to the FCC, as expected (see 1701300064). Critics piled on to the order, which would require two regulations be abolished for every…
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one issued and was signed Monday. “Creating an arbitrary one-in-two-out rule utterly disregards the substance and purpose for existing regulatory protections and the benefits they can provide to consumers,” said Consumer Federation of America General Counsel Rachel Weintraub. SumOfUs Campaign Manager Nicole Carty said the order shows the White House’s “true agenda” is “to cater to the interests of big business and the nation’s wealthiest at the expense of public safety, equal protection under the law, and an economy that works for all Americans.” Issue One Chief-Policy Meredith McGehee issued a statement saying: “This whiplash-inducing action comes less than 48-hours after the president signed an ethics executive order Saturday to prevent his top administration officials from lobbying the administration once they have left.” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., joined other Capitol Hill Republican fans of the order. It’s “a refreshing and long-overdue change from the big government status quo in Washington,” Paul said.