Staff Reports
President Biden is in a rush to finish a bunch of new government rules by the end of April. He’s worried that if former President Trump wins the next election, he will change or get rid of all the rules President Biden made. Last week, the Biden team suggested 37 new rules and finished 59 rules that will cost businesses $875.3 billion. That’s almost the same amount as President Obama’s rules over eight years. The American Action Forum, which follows government rules and their cost, provided this information.
Biden administration scrambles to finalize rules fearing Trump could undo them https://t.co/Djy3J0SDbu
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) April 25, 2024
The director of regulatory policy at the American Action Forum, Dan Goldbeck, said the Biden administration is trying to finish some really important things as fast as possible. He thinks they are working hard to finish these items before the next election. The White House didn’t want to talk about all the new rules.
Some of the controversial rules President Biden made last week include: a rule about nursing homes getting money from Medicare and Medicaid, a rule about pollution from big trucks and buses, a rule about retirement investment advisers, and a rule about cutting pollution from power plants.
President Biden needs to finish some of his important rules quickly or they won’t continue after the next election. If Mr. Trump wins and the Republicans control the House, they can get rid of many of Mr. Biden’s rules with the 1996 Congressional Review Act. This law allows Congress to get rid of any government rule within 60 days of when it’s made and sent to Congress.
During Mr. Trump’s first time as president, he and the Republicans got rid of 16 rules made by President Obama. This made many people who care about the environment and Obama upset. President Bush used the Congressional Review Act in 2001, and Mr. Biden has used it three times to get rid of rules made by Mr. Trump.
