Congress Holds Key to Repeal Late Bush Regulations

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President-elect Barack Obama will have limited authority to overturn federal regulations approved in the waning months of the Bush administration. But a little-used power offers the new Democratic Congress an early test of how aggressively lawmakers might unravel such rules pushed through by Republicans.

Under a special fast-track authority, Congress could repeal current rules from as far back as May. Many are related to the environment and health. Aside from congressional action, such changes involve a laborious rule-making process that can take years.

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Congress Holds Key to Repeal Late Bush Regulations

The Congressional Review Act of 1996, used just once in the past 12 years, could become a sw...

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