The Rush of New Regulations in Obama's Second Term?
27 November 2012
Ryan Young, Fellow in Regulatory Studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses some of the 6,125 regulations and notices posted in the past 90 days by the Obama Administration, why experts expect the pace of new regulations to increase in Obama's second term and what it means for consumers and businesses.
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