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White House unveils plans to trim regs, save at least $10 billion
The Hill ^ | August 23, 2011 | Erik Wasson

Posted on 08/23/2011 11:39:35 AM PDT by yoe

The Obama administration on Tuesday announced plans to streamline hundreds of regulations across all government departments and said that the review will “likely” save at least $10 billion over five years.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), however, called the effort "underwhelming." The regulatory review does not address the kinds of major items the GOP would like to eliminate, such as those associated with the Dodd-Frank financial reform, the Obama healthcare reform or a raft of new environmental regulations, including the possible regulation of greenhouse gases.

[snip] Cass Sunstein, the chief of regulations at the Office of Management and Budget noted the most significant changes, saving some $4 billion over five years, come from the Department of Labor, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation.

[snip]The DOL change will simplify hazard warnings, saving $2.5 billion, while the Transportation Department is relaxing rules on railroads.

[snip]Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), who is leading the Senate GOP's fight against regulations, said that the Obama initiative is insufficient given the tide of new rules. "Since the start of the year, the administration has proposed more than 340 regulations at a cost of more than $65 billion to job creators. It is important to note that these are only the regulations for which the administration actually conducted an economic analysis. For hundreds more, it has regulated blindly, with no cost or job numbers associated with its rules," he said.

[snip] Responding to the criticism, Sunstein told reporters that $10 billion in savings is very significant. [snip] He said that the administration is implementing Dodd-Frank and healthcare reform in a way that is sensitive to costs

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Cass Sunstein is regarded a one of the most dangerous men in the Obama Administration, he is a Socialist. The 'changes' described in the article are smoke and mirrors to cover for the new regulations that happen every day...the EPA and the Department of Education should be removed leaving untold billions of misspent dollars in the Treasury.
1 posted on 08/23/2011 11:39:39 AM PDT by yoe
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To: yoe

Major BS alert missing.


2 posted on 08/23/2011 11:42:36 AM PDT by org.whodat (What does the Republican party stand for////??? absolutely nothing.)
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To: yoe
Mr Sunstein,

You can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, it is still a pig

3 posted on 08/23/2011 11:43:07 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: yoe

Spend ten TRILLION, trim ten billion? Come back when you decide to CUT!


4 posted on 08/23/2011 11:43:32 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: yoe

Yeah, regulations go to the very core of liberalism.


5 posted on 08/23/2011 11:44:04 AM PDT by corlorde (NH)
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To: yoe
Didn't Al Gore fix all of the regulations in the 90’s?
6 posted on 08/23/2011 11:44:35 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (Very generic, non-offensive, tagline.)
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To: yoe

“Likely” to save all of $2B a year? I bet it’s backloaded until the middle of the Palin administration, too.


7 posted on 08/23/2011 11:45:09 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: yoe

The unidentified streamlining of unidentified regulations.

Oh yeah, that should do the trick!


8 posted on 08/23/2011 11:46:24 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: yoe

$10B over five years. HAHAHA! Is this the best that they can do?


9 posted on 08/23/2011 11:47:53 AM PDT by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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wow, $10 billion. over 5 years.

$10 billion is the total of the cuts for 2 years, $7B in 2012, $3B in 2013, from the boehner/reed/-26Bama raise-the-debt-ceiling-by-$2+Trillion plan.


10 posted on 08/23/2011 11:48:31 AM PDT by C210N (0bama, Making the US safe for Global Marxism)
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To: yoe

Gosh! $10 billion?!

Is that per day? Why, that would be great!

As if....


11 posted on 08/23/2011 11:52:04 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: yoe; All

Our blessed Redeemer, Hussein the Mighty! He giveth and he taketh away! Thank you, O Mighty Hussein, for granting your lowly servants their FREEDOM, if but for a SHORT TIME until we become too big for our britches!

You know, the entire PREMISE of this is SO WRONG. Hussein is acting like he is doing a FAVOR? Since the time he has seized power, the premise has been GOVERNMENT GETS TO CONTROL THE ECONOMY. So this "relief" is being portrayed as GOVERNMENT HAS DEEMED THIS TO BE UNNECESSARY, SO GOVERNMENT WILL ALLOW YOU ANOTHER MEASURE OF FREEDOM.

Hussein's philosophy does not allow for the natural rights of man--it is a philosophy that demands control from ABOVE.

Don't be deceived folks, and gently remind any friends or neighbors who might be inclined to think Hussein "has learned his lesson" about regulation.

This is a dog and pony show. Nothing more. If Hussein cared about over-regulation, the entire DeathCare law would be repealed today.

12 posted on 08/23/2011 11:52:28 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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The DOL change will simplify hazard warnings

We're saved!!

Even Better Recovery Summer!!

13 posted on 08/23/2011 11:54:51 AM PDT by Madame Dufarge
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Let’s say they get all of their expected “savings” of $2B per year.

The DEFICIT is still over $4B per DAY.


14 posted on 08/23/2011 11:55:28 AM PDT by Zeppelin (Keep on FReepin' on...)
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To: yoe

Big deal. In total Federal Regulations cost us $1.75 Trillion.


15 posted on 08/23/2011 11:55:48 AM PDT by DManA
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To: yoe
That is a fraction of one percent of the problem.
But, they do admit that regulations are a type of tax burden on the American people. That is important to highlight that concept. Maybe the congressional budget office could provide that calculation with every law or regulation.
16 posted on 08/23/2011 11:56:14 AM PDT by oldbrowser (They're socialists don't call them liberals)
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To: yoe

“You LIE” To be implemented in 2013, and still no drilling for oil in the Gulf.


17 posted on 08/23/2011 11:59:27 AM PDT by SanFranDan
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To: yoe

What is that like 2 days worth of deficit spending?


18 posted on 08/23/2011 11:59:35 AM PDT by rwh
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Cass Sunstein is regarded a one of the most dangerous men in the Obama Administration...

And it's no coincidence that he's chief of regulations at OMB. Where better to destroy American capitalism than through a tyranny of bureaucratic edicts?

19 posted on 08/23/2011 11:59:42 AM PDT by mojito
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To: yoe

Trim some regs til I get re-elected.

Uh-huh

However, under the radar....spend, spend, spend.

is it time for another vacation yet?
Darn, I haven’t seen all 57 states or all countries.
Oh my, see my grey hair. I’m so workin’ it, I’m turning white.


20 posted on 08/23/2011 12:00:18 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Rabid democRATS and 0bama the dictator own it all now.)
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