Regulations issued late in a president's term can be struck by a simple majority. One of outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's greatest legislative achievements will come back to haunt Democrats early next year. President-elect Trump has promised to repeal two federal regulations for every new one issued, and the Congressional Review Act, which Reid co-sponsored in 1996, will give him a running start. The law gives Congress the power to rescind any unwelcome late, so-called "midnight" regulations from an outgoing president through a simple majority vote in both chambers of Congress.......To Read More....
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