Washington - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), ranking member of the subcommittee, initiated an effort Wednesday to review the effects of federal regulations from the perspective of job creators and other stakeholders. The bipartisan goal of this initiative will be to review the cost, benefits and impact of regulations throughout the government.
The senators wrote in the letter, “As we heard repeatedly in a recent committee hearing, there is no central venue where businesses and citizens can voice their thoughts about regulations across the federal government. Our hope is that as we continue to hold hearings, conduct investigations and examine potential improvements, our committee will be a place where Americans feel their concerns are heard."
As part of the committee’s regulatory improvement effort, this project is a way to hear directly from the regulated community and stakeholders about what effect regulations and the regulatory process have on them. Responses will help the committee focus on those areas that are most in need of attention and develop commonsense solutions to problems in the regulatory process.
Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
