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Dear Secretary Chao, Congratulations on your confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Transportation. Given the focus of President Trump and his administration on eliminating and controlling excessive regulations, the organizations below wish to bring to your attention a particularly egregious case of regulatory overreach advanced in the final days of the prior administration, which many of the undersigned groups raised during the notice and comment process.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: As business leaders representing diverse geographic regions and economic interests, we write to encourage your support for expedited passage of a joint Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to eliminate the Bureau of Land Management’s “venting and flaring” regulation.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges you to support H.J. Res. 36, which would undo the Bureau of Land Management’s rule related to methane production. The Chamber will consider including votes on or related to this legislation in our annual How They Voted scorecard.
Those affected by WOTUS could have pushed regulators to employ better, more thorough analyses in the rulemaking process.
This letter regarding the nomination of Scott Pruitt to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dear Senators Gardner and Coons and Representatives Kinzinger and Welch: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce commends the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017, which would improve energy efficiency within the federal government and reduce spending through the usage of Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs).
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, issued the following statement today regarding President Trump’s announced Executive Orders on accelerating infrastructure:
Dear Senator Grassley and Representative Collins: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports H.R. 469 and S. 119, the “Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act” and thanks you for introducing this important legislation. The Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act would help address the abusive “sue and settle” process that allows special interest groups to use lawsuit settlements to take effective control of an agency’s agenda and regulatory priorities.
Statement Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Hearing, Washington, D.C., January 12, 2017 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposal on the “Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation Plan Requirements”
