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Trump Takes Credit for Killing Regulations Already Dead

December 11, 2017 at 7:20 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Bloomberg: “Hundreds of the pending regulations had been effectively shelved before Trump took office. Others listed as withdrawn are actually still being developed by federal agencies. Still more were moot because the actions sought in a pending rule were already in effect.”

“The review’s findings undercut one of the signature assertions of an administration that has struggled to show progress on its major campaign promises.”

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