OMB Watch: Obama rulemaking agenda shift from predecessor

Learn more from a recent OMB Watch report

We’re nearly two year’s into the Obama administration, so what’s the status on the White House’s rulemaking agenda?

A new OMB Watch report: The Obama Approach to Public Protection: Rulemaking, says there’s some highs and lows with the administration’s approach.

Matt Madia, a regulatory policy analyst at OMB Watch, said the Obama administration’s rulemaking record reflects a philosophical change from the Bush administration.

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