Obama Orders Fed Regs ‘Impose the Least Burden on Society’ Issues 80,000 Pages of Regs in 2013

Federal RegulationsObama’s Watch: 2013 Federal Register 80,000 Pages of New Regulations –Image Courtesy: Sen Mike Lee R-UT@Facebook

Flashback: Remember when President Obama issued Executive Order 13563 on the 18 January, 2011

Section 1 General Principles of Regulation:

(b) (1) ‘Propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits justify its costs (recognizing that some benefits and costs are are difficult to quantify); (2) tailor its regulations to impose the least burden on society—taking into account among other things and to the extent practicable, the costs of cumulative regulations; (3) select, in choosing among alternative regulatory approaches, those approaches that maximize net benefits…”

Section 4 Flexible Approaches:

‘Where relevant, feasible and consistent with regulatory objectives and to the extent permitted by law, each agency shall identify and consider regulatory approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for the public….’

The Obama Administration has violated their own regulation.

Related: Red Tape Rising–Obama Era Regulations –Heritage Foundation

Obama Admin Plans to Reform Business Regs–Again –John Birch Society

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