Tag: Regulations

Restoring the courts’ proper role in dealing with federal agencies

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, john-ratcliffe · July 11, 2016 4:03 am

Rules filed late "may not be completed by the end of the administration," Howard Shelanski said. (Molly Morabito/Public Citizen Flickr)

Energy and Environment

White House’s chief gatekeeper warns against end-of-year regulation rush

John Siciliano · July 6, 2016 9:48 pm

"That 10 percent number would have to be substantially higher to have regulators comfortable," Daniel Tarullo said in response to an audience question about the proposal. (AP Photo)

Fed not ‘comfortable’ with GOP’s bank reform plan

Joseph Lawler · July 6, 2016 3:36 pm

More power gets centralized into Washington, D.C., every year. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Restoring Americans’ independence

Washington Examiner · July 4, 2016 4:01 am

The EPA's regulatory history under President Obama will be examined by Congress. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

House committee to highlight EPA’s 76,000 pages of regs under Obama

Kyle Feldscher · July 4, 2016 4:01 am

New Yorkers picnic along the Hudson River on Manhattan's Upper West Side. (AP Photo/ML)

Washington Secrets

July 4th regulatory tax adds $40 to family picnics, fireworks displays

Paul Bedard · June 29, 2016 1:25 pm

The flaws in the opaque, arbitrary SIFI regime were noted in March's court decision that rescinded MetLife's SIFI designation. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Dodd-Frank’s regulatory speed trap

Kyle Hauptman · June 27, 2016 4:03 am

All 33 banks tested would survive a steep downturn while maintaining a capital level above federal requirements, the Federal Reserve announced Thursday. (Chris Keane/Bloomberg)

Fed: Major banks all pass stress test

Joseph Lawler · June 23, 2016 8:40 pm

Treasury’s Tax Regulations Will Dampen Domestic Investment

Ike Brannon · June 21, 2016 7:29 pm

Our Voracious Executive Branch

Christopher DeMuth · June 17, 2016 5:00 am

"It really is an anti-competitive writing that puts U.S. companies at a distinct disadvantage to competitors, and actually will have the opposite effect of what they're trying to do," said Doug Oberhelman, chairman and CEO of Caterpillar and chairman of the Business Roundtable. (Matthew Busch/Bloomberg, File)

Businesses want Treasury to revisit rules meant to keep firms in U.S.

Joseph Lawler · June 15, 2016 3:28 pm

The GOP plan points to the Bureau of Land Management, which takes an average of 227 days to approve or deny a permit to drill on federal lands even though states take about 33 days. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

GOP moves to curb regulatory frenzy

Susan Ferrechio · June 14, 2016 5:19 pm