Congress: Industry seeks quick regulatory reform in 2017

Hundreds of industry groups organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are urging House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to move early in President-elect Donald Trump's term on a sweeping regulatory reform bill that would set new restrictions for EPA and other agencies' “major” rules with compliance costs over $1 billion, such as more stringent judicial review and new procedural steps. A Dec. 6 letter , signed by over 350 industry associations and chambers of commerce, says the bill, known as...