Regulatory Cost Battle Flares Anew

Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
Do federal regulations save lives, protect the environment and establish uniform rules nationwide? Or do they burden commerce, hike costs for consumers and choke off hiring?A decades-long and highly partisan debate raged anew between the Obama administration and congressional Republicans Tuesday when the president advised John Boehner, in response to an inquiry from the House speaker, that the government is considering seven new regulations that could collectively cost the economy from tens of billions of dollars to more than $100 billion per year.In fact, a tally of regulatory cost ranges...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/08/31/regulatory_cost_battle_flares_anew_between_obama_house_gop_111144.html

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