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CNBC

Trump’s deregulation wave may have companies geared up to spend and hire

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 02/07/2017

CNBC highlights Wayne Crews’s calculated cost of federal regulations from his annual Ten Thousand Commandments report.  In a Friday note, Jefferies Chief Market…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Post

Can Trump win his war on the regulatory state?

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 02/05/2017

The Washington Post discusses the cost of federal regulations with Wayne Crews.  Now regulation is pervasive. It touches air and water pollution, pensions,…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Trump about to unleash his fury on the regulatory state

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 02/01/2017

Washington Examiner highlights Wayne Crews’s work to track the number and cost of federal regulations.  No one even has a reliable count of…

Regulatory Reform

Reason.com

Trump’s Executive Order on Regulations Is Welcome, But More Is Needed

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 01/30/2017

Reason.com discusses President Trump’s executive order on new regulations with Wayne Crews.  Still, rolling back federal regulations in a meaningful way will require…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

How the House Will Roll Back Washington’s Rule by Bureaucrat

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 01/25/2017

The Wall Street Journal highlights Wayne Crews’s annual study on the costs of federal regulations.  In President Obama’s final year the Federal Register…

Regulatory Reform

Library of Law and Liberty

Regulatory Reform: A Few (Not So) Easy Pieces

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 01/23/2017

Library of Law and Liberty discusses midnight regulations from the Obama administration with Wayne Crews.  Yes: you can dismiss REFORM as starry-eyed. It…

Regulatory Reform

Newsmax

Trumponomics Differs From Reaganomics

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 01/17/2017

Newsmax highlights Wayne Crews’s study on the decline of federal regulation during the Reagan administration. Deregulation. Pages within the Federal Register, the official daily…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

It’s time to enact regulatory relief for credit unions and consumers

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 01/13/2017

The Hill quotes Wayne Crews’s research on the cost of federal regulations from his annual Ten Thousand Commandments report.  The impact of excessive…

Regulatory Reform

InsideSources

Congress Should Get Ready to ‘SCRUB’ Regulatory Rulebooks

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 01/06/2017

InsideSources highlights Wayne Crews’s calculated cost of federal regulations from his annual study.  According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the cost of complying with…

Regulatory Reform

Investor's Business Daily

Putting An End To Obama’s Economy-Destroying Regulatory Siege

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 01/04/2017

Investor’s Business Daily highlights Wayne Crews’s research on last-minute federal regulations from the Obama administration.  As he heads for the exits, Obama is…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

Protective press refuses to call President Obama a ‘lame duck’

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 01/04/2017

The Washington Times reports on Wayne Crews’s research on the number of federal regulations issued in 2016.  So how many new regulations did…

Regulatory Reform

Forbes

The U.S. Economy In 2017: Welcome Higher Growth

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 01/03/2017

Forbes highlights Wayne Crews’s study on the number of federal regulations passed under the Obama administration. Today, there is less uncertainty in politics.

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

Obama Sets A Record For Red Tape in 2016

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/30/2016

The Washington Times discusses regulation under the Obama administration with Clyde Wayne Crews. Clyde Wayne Crews, CEI’s vice president for policy, said Republicans…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama unleashes 3,853 regs, 18 for every law, record 97,110 pages of red tape

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/30/2016

Washington Examiner discusses regulation under the Obama administration with Wayne Crews.  The proof that it was an overwhelming year for rules and regulations…

Regulatory Reform

Daily Caller

Agencies Issued 18 Regs For Every Law Congress Passed In 2016

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/30/2016

The Daily Caller discusses Wayne Crews’s report comparing the Obama administrations regulations to laws that Congress passed in 2016.  Executive branch agencies under…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

Pruitt’s confirmation as EPA chief essential to restoring balance of power

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/29/2016

The Hill highlights Wayne Crews’s calculated cost of regulations. Regulatory overreach is not a new threat to the constitutional separation of powers and…

Regulatory Reform

Reason.com

For Trump And Icahn, Experts Say Regulatory Reform Should Be More Than a Numbers Game

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Kent Lassman
  • 12/22/2016

Reason.com discusses regulatory reform under the Trump administration with Wayne Crews and Kent Lassman.  To get below the surface, Trump’s team could look…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

One Obama executive order that makes sense

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/21/2016

The Washington Times discusses regulations from the Obama administration with Wayne Crews.  In retrospect, it’s easy to surmise that Mr. Obama’s executive order…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

Trump plots two-for-one assault on Obama regs

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/21/2016

The Hill discusses with Wayne Crews a plan from President-elect Donald Trump that would eliminate two regulations for every new rule issued.  It’s unclear…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama legacy: Most red tape in history, 35 days still left

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/16/2016

Washington Examiner speaks with Clyde Wayne Crews on this year's record-breaking Federal Register's page count.  According to regulation watcher Clyde Wayne Crews of…

Regulatory Reform

CNBC

Get ready for Republican rush of regulation rollback

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/08/2016

CNBC discusses the Obama era regulations that the Trump administration could get rid of with Wayne Crews.  But now, thanks to the Trump's…

Regulatory Reform

Fox News

VIDEO: Obama focusing on regulatory footprint before end of term

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/02/2016

CEI’s Wayne Crews discusses regulation with Fox News. [VIDEO::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9fmvba7Eus::aVideoStyle]…

The Washington Times

Republicans prepare to repeal regulations as Obama racks up record

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/21/2016

The Washington Times discusses a regulatory record set by the Obama administration with Wayne Crews.  The president is piling up the red tape…

Regulatory Reform

Investor's Business Daily

What’s Really Doable In Trump’s First 100 Days?

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/18/2016

Investor's Business Daily discusses rolling back regulation of the Obama administration with Wayne Crews.  In the past eight years, Obama has imposed a…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama sets new record for regulations, 527 pages in just one day

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/17/2016

Washington Examiner discusses the Obama administration's record breaking regulation year with Wayne Crews.  President Obama has just set a new record for rules…

Regulatory Reform

Breitbart

Obama Sets Record, Slams Washington with 527 Pages of Regulations

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/17/2016

Breitbart discusses the Obama administration's record breaking regulatory year with Wayne Crews.  Obama shattered his old record with the November 17 release, according…

Regulatory Reform

The Washington Free Beacon

Obama Breaks Record for Most Pages of Regulations in Single Year

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/17/2016

The Washington Free Beacon discusses Obama's regulatory record breaking year with Wayne Crews.  Obama broke his previous 2010 record of 81,405 pages worth…

Regulatory Reform

WND

Obama sets new record for regulations: 527 pages in 1 day

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/17/2016

WND speaks with Wayne Crews on President Obama's record-breaking regulatory year.  President Obama on Thursday set a record for the most pages of…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

Reversing Rule by Regulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/16/2016

  President Obama spent his final six years in office—and especially the last two—governing largely by executive fiat. He issued executive orders, and his administrative…

Regulatory Reform

The Wall Street Journal

Reversing Rule by Regulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/16/2016

President Obama spent his final six years in office—and especially the last two—governing largely by executive fiat. He issued executive orders, and his administrative state…

Regulatory Reform

Science Magazine

Trump and next Congress could quickly erase scores of major regulations

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/15/2016

Science Magazine speaks with Clyde Wayne Crews on recent significant rules that Congress should consider repealing.  One conservative analyst, Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

Executive orders, pardons, ‘midnight’ regulations expected as Obama presidency draws to close

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/08/2016

The Washington Times discusses the number for federal regulations passed during the Obama administration with Wayne Crews.  In 2015, after Republicans won control…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

Another Last-Minute Regulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/07/2016

The Wall Street Journal discusses federal regulations passed during President Obama's final days in office with Wayne Crews.  This financial power grab is…

Regulatory Reform

Investor's Business Daily

Memo To The Next President: We Can Grow A Lot Faster

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/05/2016

Investor's Business Daily highlights Wayne Crews's annual report on the cost of federal regulations.  Dodd-Frank bank reform, the EPA's excessively stringent "Clean Power…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

Obama on pace for a legacy of most red tape

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/01/2016

The Washington Times reports on Wayne Crews's blog post on the 2010 Federal Register's page count.  The Obama administration is on a course…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama set to break red tape record

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/31/2016

Washington Examiner reports on Wayne Crews's report on this year's record breaking Federal Register.  President Obama's regulatory freight train is crashing through even…

Regulatory Reform

Watchdog.org

Candidates’ perennial promises to cut regulations rarely pan out

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/27/2016

Watchdog.org discusses ways that the next administration can push for regulatory reform with Wayne Crews.  Competitive Enterprise Institute Vice President for Policy Clyde…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

White House Admits it’s Late Again in Releasing Regulatory Report

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/18/2016

The Hill reports on how Wayne Crews called out the White House Office of Management and Budget about it's late report on regulations.  …

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

Group claims White House delaying regs report until after election

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/17/2016

The Hill reports on Wayne Crews's blog post on the late White House Office of Management and Budget's report on regulations. In a…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

The Regulatory State May Have Met Its Match in Idaho

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/16/2016

The Wall Street Journal highlights Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and cost of federal regulations.  The problem in Washington, D.C., is…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama’s regs cost you a MacBook Pro every year

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/14/2016

Washington Examiner discusses Wayne Crews's anaylsis on the Obama administration's record setting rule-making pace.  With less than 100 days left in his presidency, the…

Regulatory Reform

Rare

Barack Obama has imposed more regulations than any other president in history

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/13/2016

Rare discusses regulation's record breaking year with Wayne Crews.  President Barack Obama is on track to impose more regulations than any other American…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama legacy: Most red tape, regulations ever

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/12/2016

Washington Examiner discusses the Obama administration's published regulations with Wayne Crews.  Team Obama crossed the 70,000-page mark this week and is on schedule…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

One way to reduce regulations? Give states the power to reject them.

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/12/2016

The Hill mentions Wayne Crews's annual report calculating the cost of federal regulation on the economy.  As the Competitive Enterprise Institute has explained, regulations…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

Report: Obama could set record for most rules in 2016

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Ryan Young
  • 10/11/2016

The Hill reports on CEI's tracking of the Federal Register this year.  The Obama administration is on pace to make 2016 the busiest…

Regulatory Reform

USA Today

Short-term government built short-term capitalism: John Allison

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/03/2016

USA Today highlights Wayne Crews's calculated costs of federal regulations from his annual report.  Not to be outdone, President Obama has overseen the…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

The poor suffer most from runaway regulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/02/2016

The Hill cites Wayne Crews's calculated cost of federal regulation from his annual Ten Thousand Commandments report.  Regulatory costs, which inevitably are passed…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Post

How Trump would stimulate the U.S. economy

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 09/23/2016

The Washington Post highlights Wayne Crews's calculated cost of federal regulations from his anual Ten Thousand Commandments report.  Beyond trade, America’s Gulliver economy…

Regulatory Reform

The Houstonian

$3500 Lemonade Stand: How Government Regulation Stifles Entrepreneurialism

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 09/20/2016

The Houstonian highlights Wayne Crews's annual report on the cost of federal regulations.  Regulatory barriers to trade – not only on the federal…

Regulatory Reform

Daily Caller

Obama Finalized $100 BILLION Worth Of New Regulations This Year

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 08/29/2016

The Daily Caller discusses the hidden costs of federal regualtions with Wayne Crews.  A report by the free market Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)…

Regulatory Reform

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