House Republican Oversight Leader Asks Big Business What Regulations They Want Changed

[The Straight Story]

House Republican Oversight Leader Asks Big Business What Regulations They Want Changed

Rep. Darrell Issa In keeping with the holiday spirit, Representative Darrell Issa (R-California), the new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, asked corporations last month to send him their wish list of government regulations they’d like to see go away.

Issa reached out to more than 150 companies, trade associations and think tanks to locate pending or existing federal rules considered threats to increased profits or, as Issa put it, “regulations that have negatively impacted job growth in your members’ industry.” Some of the businesses or organizations that the congressman contacted were Duke Energy, the Association of American Railroads, Toyota, Bayer, the American Petroleum Institute, National Association of Manufacturers and the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association.

The corporate feedback delivered to Issa included Occupational Safety and Health Administration policies, new Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations for over-the-counter derivatives, and new rules to enforce the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act that was approved by President George W. Bush before he left office.

Democrats and consumer watchdogs blasted Issa’s effort.

“This is even more evidence that House Republicans are in the business of protecting corporate special interests instead of creating middle-income jobs,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said in a statement.

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1. They are Fascists

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2. Its like the fox asking the farmer to leave out some chickens.