Another example of Trump using the noise of peach mint to write another EO

Exclusive–Sen. Kevin Cramer: Three Ways to Apply Trump’s Executive Order on Regulatory Abuse

Recently, as Democrats and the media obsessed over the impeachment circus, President Donald Trump continued delivering for the American people by signing an executive order to combat bureaucratic abuse and hold federal agencies accountable.

As the president said, “We are reforming the bureaucracy to make it lean, responsive, and accountable. And we are ensuring our laws are enforced fairly.” I applaud him for this important work and fulfilling his promise to deliver a better government which serves the American people, not itself.

Throughout my time in public service, I have seen unaccountable bureaucrats attempt to nullify elections by resisting the policies and priorities of elected leaders. As the president pointed out, federal agencies for decades have issued thousands of pages of so-called “guidance” documents: regulations written by unaccountable bureaucrats in the form of commentary on how rules should be interpreted. Bureaucrats interpret these documents as if they are law when, in reality, they have never received a vote or been scrutinized by the public. That is not how the Founders intended our government to be run. As federal departments and agencies begin to implement President Trump’s orders, I would like to highlight three examples that deserve action.

The first example is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Water Supply Rule. Over 10 years ago- without noticing it to the public- the USACE issued a memo “to establish new policy” regarding easements to support water storage agreements. This is an important issue to North Dakotans and states across the nation, but this new commentary-turned-guidance transformed into a de-facto policy and an attack on states’ water rights. The Corps then proposed a rule solidifying this policy despite the outcry from stakeholders. Fortunately, after I led a bipartisan letter to the Administration, Assistant Secretary RD James and Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy placed a temporary hold on the rule to better integrate outside input. The guidance upended a system and resulted in a poorly constructed rule. Neither are law and both should be repealed.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/15/exclusive-sen-kevin-cramer-three-ways-to-apply-trumps-executive-order-on-regulatory-abuse/