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Deregulatory Proponents Urge Lawmakers To Codify Trump's 2-1 Order


May 23, 2018 at 05:35 PM
Supporters of the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda are urging lawmakers to codify President Donald Trump's executive order (EO) forcing OSHA, EPA and other agencies to repeal two existing rules for every new measure, though their call is drawing strong pushback from Democrats who say it will undermine protections by limiting rules' estimated benefits and devalue human lives.

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