January 7, 2016 Originally posted at Real Clear Policy.
The year 2015 was a record-setting one for regulation. The 2015 Federal Register, the daily digest where agencies publish proposed and final rules, reached 82,035 pages — the most since 1936. Yet Congress passed relatively little legislation — only 87 bills all year.
Only Congress has the power to legislate. But more and more, it has delegated power to regulatory agencies. If a regulation proves controversial, unpopular, or unduly burdensome, lawmakers can simply blame a regulatory agency. Unlike members of Congress, agency officials don't have to face voters every few years. It's a political win-win — Congress escapes voter ire, and agencies get more power.
Last year, agencies issued 3,408 regulations — beating the number of bills Congress passed by of a factor of 39, a ratio my colleague Wayne Crews calls the "Unconstitutionality Index." That is equivalent to a new regulation hitting the books every two and a half hours, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The need for regulatory reform is more urgent than ever. ...
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Only Congress has the power to legislate. But more and more, it has delegated power to regulatory agencies. If a regulation proves controversial, unpopular, or unduly burdensome, lawmakers can simply blame a regulatory agency. Unlike members of Congress, agency officials don't have to face voters every few years. It's a political win-win — Congress escapes voter ire, and agencies get more power.
Last year, agencies issued 3,408 regulations — beating the number of bills Congress passed by of a factor of 39, a ratio my colleague Wayne Crews calls the "Unconstitutionality Index." That is equivalent to a new regulation hitting the books every two and a half hours, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The need for regulatory reform is more urgent than ever. ...
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