Boom: Team Trump cuts nearly twice as many regulations as promised

The Trump administration is showing no signs of slowing its slashing of Obama-era regulations, beating their plans to cut two for every new rule and saving more than double what was hoped for, according to a new report.

“The Trump administration is making substantial deregulatory progress,” said a new report from American Action Forum.

“The administration is prioritizing deregulation, and it is set to double its goals of a two-for-one deregulatory-to-regulatory ratio and $686.6 million in net savings,” said the report from forum experts Dan Bosch, director of regulatory policy, and Dan Goldbeck, a senior analyst.

When he came to office, Trump promised to cut two regulations for every new one he imposed.

The duo said that the percentage is actually 3.75 to 1, an unprecedented reduction.

Trump believes that cutting regulations, while it receives few headlines, is one of his team’s biggest accomplishments and a driver in the improving economy and investment in the United States.

The Labor Department and Health and Human Services currently lead the regulation cutting pack.

https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/boom-team-trump-cuts-nearly-twice-as-many-regulations-as-promised

GOP Lawmakers to File Resolution Detailing DOJ-FBI ‘Misconduct,’ 2016 Meddling

This week, Republican lawmakers will shine new light on alleged misconduct carried out by top officers at the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation in relation to the 2016 presidential election.

“On Tuesday, May 22nd, at 11:00 am, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) will be joined by at least 16 other Members of Congress to introduce a 12 page House Resolution detailing misconduct at the highest levels of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with regards to FISA Abuse, how and why the Hillary Clinton email probe ended, and how and why the Donald Trump-Russia probe began,” Katie Vincentz, Rep. Lee’s Communications Director, said in a statement Monday.

“The Resolution will call for the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate the misconduct that took place.”

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein asked Inspector General Michael Horowitz over the weekend to enlarge the scope of his probe to include possible politically motivated acts regarding how the bureau “conducted its counterintelligence investigation of persons suspected of involvement with the Russian agents who interfered in the 2016 presidential election.”

BREAKING: DoJ's Sarah Isgur Flores: The Department has asked the Inspector General to expand the ongoing review of the FISA application process to include determining whether there was any impropriety or political motivation in how the FBI conducted its counterintelligence…

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) May 20, 2018

"investigation of persons suspected of involvement with the Russian agents who interfered in the 2016 presidential election. As always, the Inspector General will consult with the appropriate U.S. Attorney if there is any evidence of potential criminal conduct…

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) May 20, 2018

"The Deputy Attorney General issued the following statement: “If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action.”

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) May 20, 2018

“If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action,” Rosenstein said in a statement Sunday.

http:// www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/21/gop-lawmakers-to-introduce-resolution-revealing-doj-fbi-misconduct-on-fisa-abuse-clinton-email-probe/