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On behalf of FreedomWorks’ activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and ask them to cosponsor S. 2356 that would codify the Trump administration Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule definition of navigable waters. Introduced by Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), S. 2356 seeks to make permanent changes to the Obama-era Clean Water Rule, solidifying changes made by the Trump administration limiting the scope of the Clean Water Act.
Welcome to FreedomWorks Foundation’s thirteenth regulatory review of 2019! Our Regulatory Action Center proudly updates you with our favorite tidbits from the swamp. We want to smash barriers between bureaucracy and the American people by delivering regulatory news straight to FreedomWorks activists. Check back in two weeks for the next edition.
Listen in to hear Patrick Hedger, FreedomWorks Foundation Director of Policy, discuss the widespread success the Trump Administration has had in terms of deregulation and cutting red tape.
Democratic control of the House of Representatives and the departure of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is a key turning point in President Trump's first turn and should be seen as an opportunity for the Trump administration to double down on deregulation. Some of the greatest policy victories of the last two years have come from an expansion of freedom and opportunity as a result of executive agencies rolling back burdensome regulations. With more gridlock expected in Congress, the administration has the chance to place an increased focus on its successful deregulatory agenda.
Limited government conservatives remain disgruntled in Congress, both when in the majority and when in the minority. Republicans campaign on shrinking government, lowering taxes, embracing free markets, and upholding the constitution. But members who actually hold themselves to these promises once in Congress exist only in small pockets.
Following news the U.S. economy added 313,000 jobs in February, the biggest gain in more than a year and a half, FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon commented:
“The hardest part about deregulating was that the government had forgotten how to do it,” Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney explained in his interview at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday. The interview focused around three areas: deregulatory successes, the president’s budget, and the effects of December’s historic tax reform legislation. Of significant note in his remarks were the broad scope of unparalleled wins the administration has delivered in the deregulation effort.
FreedomWorks Vice President of Legislative Affairs Jason Pye released the following statement after the Arizona House Committee on Military, Veterans, and Regulatory Affairs advanced House Bill 2011, which would increase competition for customers looking to get their hair blow dried, straitened, or styled without the use of chemicals:
FreedomWorks Foundation, American Legislative Exchange Council, Tea Party Patriots and Committee to Unleash Prosperity in partnership with a coalition of conservative organizations and prominent individuals, launched the Save Our Country Task Force.