Unconstitutionality Index: Obama issues 39 rules for every law

Published January 4, 2016 6:53pm ET



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.

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