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The Fine Print in Trump's Regulation Memo
The new administration follows protocol -- but with two noteworthy changes.
Reince Priebus points.
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On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued a “regulatory freeze,” in the form of a memorandum, signed by chief of staff Reince Priebus, that appeared to halt new regulations in their tracks.
Specifically, the memorandum says that (1) no new regulation can be published unless a Trump appointee personally approves of it; (2) Obama-era regulations that have not yet been published in the Federal Register should be immediately withdrawn; and (3) the effective date of Obama regulations that have been published but not yet taken effect should be postponed for 60 days, to allow the new administration to review questions of fact, law and policy.