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Dems eye midnight regulations reversal
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Congressional Democrats are eyeing a little-known, Clinton-era law as a way to reverse Bush administration midnight regulations — even ones that have already taken effect. It’s a move that would undermine the White House’s attempt to finalize its energy and environmental regulations by November so that Barack Obama couldn’t undo them after he’s sworn in as the 44th president on Jan. 20. “Fortunately, (the White House) made a mistake,” said a top Senate Democratic aide. Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15530.html

Another Bush screw-up may put his last-minute regulations in peril
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — In a nutshell, Bush is having government agencies issue new last-minute regulations now, in order to make it harder for Obama to overturn them. It's a long convoluted story, but Bush thought that if the agencies issued the new regulations more than 60 days before the end of his term, it would be harder for Obama to challenge them. Only problem, Bush got his math a little wrong. In fact, the cut-off date for "easy new regulations" isn't November (this month), it was some time this past summer. That will make it much easier to overturn Bush's last-minute ...

A regulatory saving grace?
Political Animal — A REGULATORY SAVING GRACE?.... Part of the problem with the regulatory changes Bush is pushing through as his presidency ends is that they're regressive measures intended to undermine consumers, workers, and the environment. But the more frustrating aspect is that these regulatory changes are hard to fix . With that in mind, this was welcome news . Congressional Democrats are eyeing a little-known, Clinton-era law as a way to reverse Bush administration midnight regulations -- even ones that have already taken effect. It's a move that would undermine the White House's ...

Bush Push To Lock Policy For Obama Has Loophole
Newshoggers.com — ... By Cernig And now for some good news. Last May, White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten instructed federal agency heads to make sure any new regulations were finalized by Nov. 1. The memo didn’t spell it out, but the thinking behind the directive was obvious. As Myron Ebell of the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute put it: “We’re not going to make the same mistakes the Clinton administration did.” ... But that strategy doesn’t account for the Congressional Review Act of 1996. The law contains a clause determining ...

Bush Push To Lock Policy For Obama Has Loophole
Crooks and Liars — And now for some good news. Last May, White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten instructed federal agency heads to make sure any new regulations were finalized by Nov. 1. The memo didn’t spell it out, but the thinking behind the directive was obvious. As Myron Ebell of the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute put it: “We’re not going to make the same mistakes the Clinton administration did.” ... But that strategy doesn’t account for the Congressional Review Act of 1996. The law contains a clause determining that any ...