The Obama administration issued 39 regulations for every law passed in 2015, boosting its average to 35 new rules per bill, far higher than former President George W. Bush.
“Bush’s last six years averaged 17, while Obama’s just-ended six have averaged 35,” according to Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., the vice president for policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and who charts laws and regulations.
In his year-end review, Crews found that Congress passed 87 public laws last year.
Obama also broke the previous record for Federal Register pages published.
But federal agencies and bureaus were busier: agencies issued 3,408 rules and regulations in 2015.
“In terms of just raw flow, that’s 39 rules and regulations for every law. I like to call that multiple ‘The Unconstitutionality Index,'” he said.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
