Energy and Environment

GOP, Dems find common ground in going after EPA

By John Siciliano

Published April 27, 2016 5:18pm ET

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GOP, Dems find common ground in going after EPA — Sen. David Vitter, R-La., announced at a hearing Wednesday that he is developing new legislation that would ensure that the EPA, and any other big agency, does not avoid the law in measuring the effects of its rules on small businesses. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) | Gerald Herbert

Republicans and Democrats may have found common ground in addressing the Obama administration’s regulatory overreach.

Making sure a federal agency examines the burden placed on small business before certifying a new rule is that common ground.

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