Congressional Briefing: Anti-Regulatory Myths: What Regulatory Critics Don't Tell You
Is the annual cost of federal regulation really $1.75 trillion? Do regulations really hinder job creation and economic growth? Is it true that agencies are free to issue costly regulations without legal authority or political accountability? These are just some of the myths spread by supporters of legislation to further weaken the ability of protector agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to carry out their congressionally mandated mission of safeguarding the public.
The subject will be explored in detail at a congressional briefing on June 25, organized by the Center for Progressive Reform and the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards, and is hosted by Reps. John Conyers (D-MI) and Steve Cohen (D-TN). The briefing is open to the media.
What: Congressional Briefing: Anti-Regulatory Myths: What Regulatory Critics Don't Tell You, hosted by Reps. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) addressing common misconceptions about the impact of federal regulation.
When: 10a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Where: Room 2237 Rayburn House Office Building.
Speakers: Sidney Shapiro holds the University Distinguished Chair in Law at the Wake Forest University School of Law …
U.S. EPA plans to conduct fewer in-person inspections and bring fewer cases against industrial rule-breakers over the next five years, the agency said in a recent document outlining its goals.
The agency aims to carry out 30 percent fewer inspections and evaluations than the past five years. It will seek to initiate 40 percent fewer civil cases, and it will keep criminal goals mostly static with 2012.
Officials have hinted at this shift in the past, but last month, it showed up in writing, when the agency released its draft strategic plan for 2014 through 2018. The 86-page document lays out all the expected goals -- address climate change, prevent pollution, protect waters -- with some new ideas for accomplishing them.
When it comes to enforcement, the agency wants to target the biggest problems first, which it argues will mean a decrease over time in "conventional performance measures …
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