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Trump’s regulatory housecleaning won’t be easy
Among President Donald Trump’s major preoccupations throughout the 2024 campaign was an oft-repeated desire to “demolish” the “deep state.” He aims to reduce not only the army of civil servants throughout the federal government but also the volume of regulation. Frustration with the sheer volume and scope of federal regulation is understandable. Over the decades, the Code of Federal Regulations has mushroomed to over 180,000 pages. Regulations affect how virtually everything is produced or delivered in our economy. In some cases, their complexity, especially when layered on top of local rules, can make it ... (full story)