Critics Urge Congress To Block OIRA’s Plan To Revise Cost-Benefit Guide

Conservative advocates are strongly criticizing changes the White House regulatory review office is proposing for its years-old guidance on how EPA and other agencies conduct regulatory cost-benefit analysis, with at least one critic urging Congress to block the agency from making any changes until it toughens its review process. “Congress, to the extent its substantial inquiry, oversight and appropriations authorities allow, should not permit a White House Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4 rewrite to proceed without forcing OMB...