OBAMA CZAR REVEALS AGENCIES REFUSE TO IDENTIFY JOB SMOTHERING RED TAPE

By NWV News writer Jim Kouri
Posted 1:00 AM Eastern
June 14, 2011
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In its ongoing effort to fight burdensome regulations and protect jobs, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations this week examined the Obama administration’s attempts at regulatory reform.

During a startling exchange, Obama regulatory czar Cass Sunstein revealed that the administration’s independent agencies (Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, etc), have refused to participate in the effort to identify job smothering regulations.

On January 18, 2011, President Obama signed Executive Order 13563 on Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.

The order stated under the General Principles of Regulation: “Our regulatory system must protect public health, welfare, safety, and our environment while promoting economic growth, innovation, competitiveness, and job creation.â€