AFP director praises Trump's regulatory reform moves

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that halt the regulatory activities put in place by the Obama administration.

One of the orders signed puts a halt on developing any new regulations, while the second order has directed federal agencies to put in place a one-in, two-out cap on regulations from this point forward.

Chrissy Harbin, the Director of Federal Affairs and Strategic Initiatives for Americans For Prosperity, an organization that advocates for lower taxes and less government regulation, recently contributed a piece to the Morning Consult that criticized many of the Obama administration's regulatory policies. She also looked at what the Trump administration has been doing to overturn the previous administration's policies.

“Former President Barack Obama directed executive agencies to re-interpret decades-old laws in ways Congress never intended and issued overreaching new rules,” Harbin wrote. “Combined with years of congressional dereliction—in which Congress passed overly broad and vaguely written statutes—federal agencies have had free rein to create regulations impacting nearly every sector of the American economy.”

Harbin also wrote that Congress has been working to produce regulatory reform.

“Each chamber has made impressive progress in processing legislation peeling back Obama-era regulation, especially giving the myriad other measures competing for floor time,” Harbin said.

She said that the moves were breathing new life into “hopes for regulatory relief that will ignite freedom and opportunity for all Americans.”