House Commerce Committee GOP leaders urged review of burdensome regulations...
House Commerce Committee GOP leaders urged review of burdensome regulations at the FCC and other independent agencies. Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., sent a letter late Wednesday to…
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Cass Sunstein, administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The Republicans want the FCC to follow a January executive order by President Barack Obama to report to the White House about regulations that might be removed (CD June 6 p8), and Chairman Julius Genachowski has said he will do so. “In recent correspondence with the Federal Communications Commission, the committee has stressed the importance of eliminating burdensome regulations that no longer serve the public interest,” the GOP chairmen wrote. “A thorough review of FCC and other independent agency regulations and the repeal of outdated rules will unleash private sector investment, spur growth, and create jobs for the American people. While independent agencies like the FCC are not required to conduct a regulatory review under the terms of the executive order, you testified that you hoped they would voluntarily agree to do so.” The chairmen asked Sunstein what efforts the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has made to encourage independent agencies to follow the executive order, which they are not required to follow. They also asked what communications Sunstein has had with the FCC regarding its regulatory review. The Republicans asked him to reply by July 6.