Deregulation Window Closing 17 Months Before Trump Term Ends (1)

Trump administration agencies are effectively running out of time to propose major cuts in regulations beyond what’s already in the pipeline, at least through the president’s current term, top officials of the Office of Management and Budget said.

The closing window means President Donald Trump will fall far short of his early pledge to business leaders to roll back 75% of all regulations. It reflects how long it takes to write rules to replace existing ones, a process involving multiple notices, public comment periods, cost-benefit analyses, agency reviews and, often, court challenges.

Trump’s administration is also facing the reality that ...