Govt’s Attempt to Decrease Regs Adds $14.7 Billion in New Costs, 13.5 Million Burden Hours

By Shoshana Weissmann
Published August 25, 2015 10:04am ET
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Govt’s Attempt to Decrease Regs Adds $14.7 Billion in New Costs, 13.5 Million Burden Hours
The American Action Forum (AAF) is out with a new report about the Obama administration’s unsuccessful efforts to reduce regulations. The findings are jaw-dropping. In 2011 and 2012, President Obama signed executive orders that forced agencies to reduce regulatory burdens.  AAF’s director of regulatory policy, Sam Batkins, reviews the White House’s recent Retrospective Review of […]

The American Action Forum (AAF) is out with a new report about the Obama administration’s unsuccessful efforts to reduce regulations. The findings are jaw-dropping.

In 2011 and 2012, President Obama signed executive orders that forced agencies to reduce regulatory burdens. 

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