But critics say Mr. Trump’s aggressive use of the Congressional Review Act amounts to a blunt and thoughtless assault on rules<br />that would have increased people’s safety, secured their personal information, protected federal lands and improved education.<br />That part of the act has never been tested in court,<br />but experts said it would chill efforts to draft new regulations even after Mr. Trump leaves office.<br />Andrew Bremberg, the president’s domestic policy chief, said he had thought Congress might<br />be able to use the act to pass five or six bills reversing Mr. Obama’s regulations.<br />Trump Discards Obama Legacy, One Rule at a Time -<br />By MICHAEL D. SHEARMAY 1, 2017<br />WASHINGTON — Just days after the November election, top aides to Donald J. Trump huddled with<br />congressional staff members in Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s suite of offices at the Capitol.<br />Mr. Trump’s efforts to unwind Mr. Obama’s regulations go beyond the use of the Congressional Review Act.<br />An obscure law known as the Congressional Review Act gives lawmakers 60 legislative days to overturn major new regulations issued by federal agencies.
