Ashley Baker
Jun 1, 2020
The Committee for Justice joined a coalition letter, led by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), in support of President Trump's deregulatory executive order.
The full letter can be found below, and a downloadable copy here.
We write in support of your Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order (EO). As the focus turns toward restarting the economy and society, this EO will give businesses the flexibility they need to reopen their doors, create jobs, and safely get Americans back to work.
Instead of using the pandemic as an excuse to consolidate more power, you have made deregulation the centerpiece of your Administration’s Coronavirus response. This regulatory relief has streamlined our national response to the Coronavirus, leading to over 500 waived rules and regulations nationwide.
Most importantly, the Order directs agencies to review the impact of any regulations that they have waived or suspended during the pandemic and determine if they are necessary to reinstate. Permanently repealing these regulations – most of which were never necessary in the first place – will help grow our economy long after the pandemic has run its course.
Authorizing agencies to use the same emergency authority they have used to fight the Coronavirus to also waive regulations that stand in the way of our post-pandemic economic recovery will promote job creation, economic growth, and reduce the cost and unnecessary delays caused by overregulation.
The Order not only directs agencies to temporarily waive or suspend any rules or regulations that inhibit economic growth as we recover from the Coronavirus, but also establishes a “Regulatory Bill of Rights,” to provide businesses with more certainty and direction.
The “Regulatory Bill of Rights” directs agencies not to over-enforce when American businesses are clearly working in good faith to follow the law and keep their customers and employees safe. It is a set of ten regulatory principles that direct agencies to be fair and transparent in enforcing against any potential violations of law should there be an administrative proceeding.
Before the Coronavirus crisis, your pro-growth agenda of tax cuts and regulatory relief kickstarted one of the strongest economies in American history. We can return America to prosperity the same way.
As our country reopens, your new regulatory relief EO will jumpstart the economy and give businesses the flexibility and confidence they need to safely get Americans back to work.
We encourage you to continue removing regulations that stand in the way of private sector and government assistance during the crisis and to make as many of these regulatory waivers, suspensions, and adjustments permanent where possible.
Sincerely,
Grover G. Norquist
President
Americans for Tax Reform
Phil Kerpen
President
American Commitment
Steve Pociask
President & CEO
The American Consumer Institute
Lisa B. Nelson
CEO
American Legislative Exchange Council
Brent Wm. Gardner
Chief Government Affairs Officer
Americans for Prosperity
Robert Alt
President & CEO
The Buckeye Institute
Garrett Ballengee
Executive Director
Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy
Andrew F. Quinlan
President
Center for Freedom & Prosperity
Thomas Schatz
President
Citizens Against Government Waste
Chuck Muth
President
Citizen Outreach
Curt Levey
President
The Committee for Justice
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.
Vice President of Policy & Senior Fellow
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Katie McAuliffe
Executive Director
Digital Liberty
Patrick Purtill
Director of Legislative Affairs
Faith and Freedom Coalition
Rick Watson
Florida Center/Right Coalition
Adam Brandon
President
FreedomWorks
Annette Meeks
CEO
Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
George Landrith
President
Frontiers of Freedom
Andresen Blom
President
Hawaiian Values
Jessica Anderson
Executive Director
Heritage Action for America
Wayne Hoffman
President
Idaho Freedom Foundation
Seton Motley
President
Less Government
Ann Schockett
President
National Federation of Republican Women
Pete Sepp
President
National Taxpayers Union
William L. O’Brien
Co-Chair
New Hampshire Center Right Coalition
Jeff Kropf
Executive Director
Oregon Capitol Watch Foundation
Daniel J. Erspamer
CEO
Pelican Institute
Jim Vokal
CEO
Platte Institute
Eli Leher
President
R Street Institute
Paul Gessing
President
Rio Grande Foundation
Karen Kerrigan
President & CEO
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
Tim Andrews
Executive Director
Taxpayers Protection Alliance
Sara Croom
Executive Director
Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity
James L. Martin
Founder/Chairman
60 Plus Association
Saulius “Saul” Anuzis
President
60 Plus Association
Maureen Blum
Executive Director
USA Workforce Coalition
Carol Platt Liebau
Yankee Institute
Connecticut