The White House is rushing to make President Joe Biden’s regulatory policies irreversible if former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 election, according to the Wall Street Journal.
If President Trump retakes the White House in the 2024 election, he plans to sign several resolutions under the Congressional Review Act of 1996 that would roll back numerous Biden-era regulations, a source close to the former president said. revealed. told WSJ. While President Trump plans his 2025 policy, Biden officials are reportedly working to prevent his predecessor from making any such adjustments while in office.
“They’re all looking back at what happened in 2017 and thinking, ‘Maybe it’ll happen again in 2025,'” said George Washington University’s Center for Regulatory Studies, which provides analysis on the Congressional Review Act. said co-director Stephen Barra. outlet.
“If re-elected, President Trump will immediately cut burdensome regulations for Joe Biden, free up our nation’s energy industry, and uplift all Americans,” Trump campaign spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt told the Journal. “We will implement pro-worker policies.”
President Joe Biden announces 31 communities across the country designated as Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs by the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration at the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Give a speech. (Official White House Photo: Adam Schultz)
Biden administration officials told the Journal that more regulations need to be in place by the end of May before Trump can roll back them.
Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has the power to review policies and regulations enacted by the executive branch, the Journal reported. The law is typically used when the White House has a transition period, the newspaper said.
If Trump wins the presidency and Republicans take control of Congress, they would be able to target regulations that are introduced within 60 business days of the end of this Congress, the Journal reported. That’s why the Biden administration is rushing to cram in as many regulations as possible during the spring.
Before President Trump’s first term, President George W. Bush had used the CRA to successfully overturn regulations only once. According to the Journal, President Trump has used his authority 16 times to repeal Obama-era provisions. Biden has since invoked the law three times. (Related: Biden administration extends Obamacare to illegal immigrants eligible for DACA)
President Biden has enacted several regulations as the 2024 election approaches, but officials told the outlet that this should not be taken as a sign that the administration is planning for defeat in 2024. he said. As part of these regulations, the Federal Trade Commission issued a ban on non-compete clauses in April, and the Department of Transportation now requires airlines to refund customers if flights are canceled. WSJ reported.
Biden currently trails the former president in several hypothetical matchups in key battleground states. According to an April poll from Emerson College and The Hill, Trump led by 5 points in North Carolina, 3 points in Georgia, 4 points in Arizona, and 2 points in both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. That’s ahead of Biden. Polls also show Trump with a 1-point lead in Michigan and Nevada, albeit by a narrow margin.
