Secrecy and Suspicion Surround Trump’s Deregulation Teams

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/business/trump-deregulation-teams-transportation-department.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

 

 

hen President Trump ordered federal agencies to form teams to dismantle government regulations, the Transportation Department turned to people with deep industry ties.

One appointee had previously lobbied the department on behalf of American Airlines. Another held executive roles for several electric and hybrid car companies regulated by the department. A third was a lawyer who represented United Airlines in regulatory matters.

The three appointees have been identified by The New York Times and ProPublica in a continuing effort to track members of the deregulation teams. The appointments, previously unreported, follow a pattern identified by the two news organizations: By and large, the Trump administration has stacked the teams with political appointees, some of whom may be reviewing rules their former employers sought to weaken or kill.

A full vetting of industry connections has been difficult because some agencies have declined to provide information about the appointees — not even their names.

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“It is unacceptable for federal agencies to operate in such a clandestine and unaccountable manner especially when the result could be the undoing of critical public health and safety protections,” Representatives Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia and David Cicilline of Rhode Island wrote in the letter.

murky swamp, i tell ya.

[CaliCat 3,957]

Whoever becomes the next president will have a tough time getting America back on tracks again.

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

3 minutes ago, CaliCat said:

Whoever becomes the next president will have a tough time getting America back on tracks again.

[Teddy B 17,252]

You looney liberals just won't quit. There's no way a guy could spend as much time on the golf course as the Donald does and still be capable of doing all of these shady things. Let it go, will ya?

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

3 hours ago, CaliCat said:

Whoever becomes the next president will have a tough time getting America back on tracks again.

You mean to tell me Trump has ruined America in only 6 months. we went from Obama's utopia to off the tracks in an amazing time. 

 

I never stop being amazed 

 

2 hours ago, Teddy B said:

You looney liberals just won't quit. There's no way a guy could spend as much time on the golf course as the Donald does and still be capable of doing all of these shady things. Let it go, will ya?

He lost me at the two scoops of Ice Cream thing. I was so gosh darn triggered 

[IAMX 3,055]

3 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

You mean to tell me Trump has ruined America in only 6 months. we went from Obama's utopia to off the tracks in an amazing time. 

 

I never stop being amazed 

 

He lost me at the two scoops of Ice Cream thing. I was so gosh darn triggered 

Trump is breaking all kinds of records. 

 

Wonder if Al Gore is worried about all the salt water flooding all the coastal Democrat cities?