Obama unleashes 3,853 regs, 18 for every law, record 97,110 pages of red tape
President Obama's lame duck administration poured on thousands more new regulations in 2016 at a rate of 18 for every new law passed, according to a Friday analysis of his team's expansion of federal authority.
While Congress passed just 211 laws, Obama's team issued an accompanying 3,852 new federal regulations, some costing billions of dollars.
The 2016 total was the highest annual number of regulations under Obama. Former President Bush issued more in the wake of 9/11.
The proof that it was an overwhelming year for rules and regulations is in the Federal Register, which ended the year Friday by printing a record-setting 97,110 pages, according to the analysis from the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
The annual "Unconstitutional Index" from Clyde Wayne Crews, CEI's vice president for policy, said that it was much higher under Obama than under former President George W. Bush.
"The multiple did tend to be higher during Obama administration. Bush's eight years averaged 20, while Obama's almost-eight have averaged 29," said his report, first provided to Secrets.
His index is meant to show that it is the federal bureaucracy, not Congress, that levies the most rules.
"There's no pattern to any of this, since the numerators and denominators can vary widely; there had been 114 laws in 2015, and a multiple of 39. The multiple can be higher with fewer laws, or with more regulations, holding the other constant. The point is that agencies do the bulk of lawmaking, no matter the party in power," he wrote.
President-elect Trump has promised to slash federal regulations, even pledging to cut two current rules for every one he imposes. Congressional leaders have also promised to slash rules and regulations that have escalated under Obama.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com
While Congress passed just 211 laws, Obama's team issued an accompanying 3,852 new federal regulations, some costing billions of dollars.
The 2016 total was the highest annual number of regulations under Obama. Former President Bush issued more in the wake of 9/11.
The proof that it was an overwhelming year for rules and regulations is in the Federal Register, which ended the year Friday by printing a record-setting 97,110 pages, according to the analysis from the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
The annual "Unconstitutional Index" from Clyde Wayne Crews, CEI's vice president for policy, said that it was much higher under Obama than under former President George W. Bush."The multiple did tend to be higher during Obama administration. Bush's eight years averaged 20, while Obama's almost-eight have averaged 29," said his report, first provided to Secrets.
His index is meant to show that it is the federal bureaucracy, not Congress, that levies the most rules.
"There's no pattern to any of this, since the numerators and denominators can vary widely; there had been 114 laws in 2015, and a multiple of 39. The multiple can be higher with fewer laws, or with more regulations, holding the other constant. The point is that agencies do the bulk of lawmaking, no matter the party in power," he wrote.
President-elect Trump has promised to slash federal regulations, even pledging to cut two current rules for every one he imposes. Congressional leaders have also promised to slash rules and regulations that have escalated under Obama.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com
7 comments:
That's okay; Trump's got a nice big eraser.
Obama lies like a Bush, a Clinton, Lynch, Comney, and nearly everyone in this corrupted govnt.... https://www.sott.net/article/338239-Former-UK-Ambassador-Obamas-lying-about-Russian-hackers-is-leaving-office-in-a-storm-of-deceit
All moot after his sorry ass is gone
Someone just 'off' the 'fatherless' child of satan....And be done with it-Kill them all, let GOD sort them out, IF he has the time....
When are we going to wake up to the reality that all these laws and regulations only pertain to the US Citizen? For those of you who think this question has no dots to connect to, go do the research to the true meaning of US Citizen. We have all been bullshitted, lied to, deceived and shafted all of our lives and all by design of course. The more I learn the more I realize how little I really know and wow. We must be living in the Twilight Zone
This VERY troubled multiple cloned manchurian candidate just can't seem to let go now that his 'time is up'. He wants to 'leave a legacy'? Of WHAT pray tell? Of being the WORST 'president' this nation has ever had the bad luck to behold in a public office? He and his Muslim Brotherhood 'administration' should ALL be arrested, tried and hung for TREASON, and January 1st is NOT soon enough. His fu*kI*g ass should be hanging from the nearest light pole and VERY SOON after year end. Everything he has done and is known for is traitorous, and every nation and its leaders on this planet laugh at him. WHY America allowed this as*ho*e to remain in 'office' is a question that bears serious analysis. What is wrong with Americans that they would allow him to continue his traitorous acts - for 8 long years? Same for the Clintons. We can only work TOGETHER toward the restoration of this ONCE great nation, putting aside our differences and working to unite and restore our nation, our freedoms, our Constitution, and our Republic government. Let us NEVER again allow such a mistake as these past years for we will NEVER recover if we do.
Because He's a "NIGGER" Not a Black Man That Has a Heart & a Soul-He's is the Biggest Disgrace To The Blacks Race in History-A Child Of Satan-A Destroyer of Morals & Life
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