Shutdown halts federal regs (Video)
By Ben Goad and Julian Hattem
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10/06/13 12:07 PM ET
The government shutdown has all but turned off the regulatory spigot,
reducing the flow of new rules from federal agencies to a trickle. [
WATCH VIDEO]
Regulators
and proponents of stronger protections warn that rule-making delays
would jeopardize public safety and health. But some conservatives say
the reprieve from red tape is welcome, even if it doesn’t last long.
“We’re
very pleased that the Obama administration’s ongoing efforts to wreck
the U.S. economy with more and more heavy-handed and colossally
expensive regulations has been put on hold,” said Myron Ebell, director
of the right-leaning Competitive Enterprise Institute’s energy and
environment center.
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