Updates | The Week of August 21, 2017
Britany Riley // 8/27/17 //
Here is a list of policies and rules that the Trump Administration has discarded (WaPo).
Having the independent voice of the Congressional Budget Office is more important than ever, argues Steven Rattner in the New York Times.
History is replete with examples of the failure of American protectionism; unless our policymakers quickly relearn this history, we may be doomed to repeat it, argues Scott Lincicome at Cato at Liberty.
President Trump's outsized control over regulatory policy lacks checks and balances, argues Dan Farber on LegalPlanet.
Lawmakers pressed the Department of Transportation for details over its recent decision to abandon sleep apnea screening for truck, train, and bus operators (The Hill).
The Federal Trade Commission will not block a proposed merger between Whole Foods and Amazon (Ars Technica, WaPo).
Several members of President Trump’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council resigned (The Hill).