WASHINGTON — The Republican staff of a key House oversight committee has expressed a degree of sympathy for industry arguments that federal regulations are killing jobs.
“Many regulations that appear to impose a large burden on the private sector, while providing a dubious benefit to the public, still remain on course and on the books,” the staff of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform says in a report prepared for a hearing today on complaints from business groups.
It’s part of a broad review of federal regulations by the new GOP leadership in the House, spearheaded by the chairman of the oversight panel, Rep. Darrell Issa of California. Democrats and others have criticized Issa for seeking input from business but not from groups with opposing interests.
Denver Post wire services
