As for the Oversight Committee
Below we noted that the election of Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) to chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee would mean a new chairman for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, but that...
View ArticleIf Jobs are the Priority, Of Course You Ask Employers for Input
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), incoming chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has drawn media attention and the predictable outrage from the predictably outraged for asking...
View ArticleAFL-CIO Joins NAM to Back OSHA On-Site Consultation Program for Small Business
The AFL-CIO posted an open letter to Rep. Issa (R-CA) from California Labor Federation Legislative Advocate Mitch Seaman reacting to an article in POLITICO about the Congressman seeking input from...
View ArticleCan You Believe President Obama is Asking Business about Regulations?
From President Obama’s Wall Street Journal op-ed, “Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System“: As the executive order I am signing makes clear, we are seeking more affordable, less intrusive means to...
View ArticleCircumnetting the President, Business and Regulations
Wall Street Journal, “Obama Courts Business Support“: Among the rules targeted by business and trade groups are proposed EPA regulations governing ozone and greenhouse-gas emissions, and emissions from...
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Letter to Issa: The Manufacturers’ Priorities
An entirely predictable, nakedly apparent campaign of political outrage flurried briefly after Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) sought input from business groups and others about regulations that his House...
View ArticleJobs Creators Offer Views on Regulations
Roll Call today found a welcome, different angle to the now well-covered story about Chairman Darrell Issa of the House Oversight and Investigations Committee seeking the views of business...
View ArticleOversight Committee Examines Regulatory Excess
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today held a hearing to examine the impact of federal regulations on businesses and jobs. You can view Chairman Issa’ s opening statement here. The...
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