Speaker 1: Well, now it's time for our daily Bloomberg Law Brief,
Speaker 1: exploring legal issues in the news, and Today, Bloomberg lawhosting
Speaker 1: Grosso and Michael Best discussed the Trump administration's method of
Speaker 1: indefinitely delaying federal regulations and why the tactic might be illegal.
Speaker 1: They speak with William Busby, a professor at Georgetown Law Center,
Speaker 1: and Emily Hammond, a professor at George Washington University Law School.
Speaker 1: Bill presence from both parties routinely pause their predecessor's rules.
Speaker 1: What is Trump doing differently and what's the impact? Um.
Speaker 1: The idea that the president and as the agencies could
Speaker 1: do a short term delay while they look at something
Speaker 1: that's quite common. Their difference here is that in has
Speaker 1: dozens of settings, agencies and also their lawyers have started
Speaker 1: with a short delay and then have talked about a
Speaker 1: much longer stay of implementation or a commitment not to
Speaker 1: enforce the law. So they're really rendering a nullity regulations
Speaker 1: of the agency had already said should be the law. Emily,
Speaker 1: there there are laws and procedures that are supposed to
Speaker 1: be followed UM, specifically the Administrative Procedures Act when agencies
Speaker 1: do rulemaking. How does the Administrative Procedures Act work Well,
Speaker 1: it does a few things. One of the first things
Speaker 1: it does is ensure that when agencies take actions UM
Speaker 1: changing policies implementing the policies of new presidential administrations, that
Speaker 1: they do it following certain procedures. And those procedures are
Speaker 1: meant to ensure that the public, that stakeholders, that lawmakers
Speaker 1: are able to see what the agencies are doing, participates
Speaker 1: in their consideration of issues UM, and have transparency and
Speaker 1: oversights for those agencies. UM. What the agencies are doing
Speaker 1: right now UM is not just a shortcut. It's an
Speaker 1: unlawful short circuiting of the procedure years that are set
Speaker 1: forth in the a p A, which is really meant UH.
Speaker 1: In addition, the APS meant to provide certainty for regulated
Speaker 1: entities in the public as well, and this approach that
Speaker 1: the Trump administration is taking really turns that promise of
Speaker 1: regulatory certainty on its head UM and puts instead the
Speaker 1: fate of many of these regulations up in the air.
Speaker 1: That creates uncertainty, not reliable lawful standards. Bloomberg Lawyers weekdays
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