House Marks Up More Regulatory Reform Bills This Week

On February 14, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee marked up a number of regulatory reform bills, including the "Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (“SCRUB”) Act of 2017," the "Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017," and the "OIRA (“Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs”) Insight, Reform and Accountability Act." Meanwhile, more regulatory reform bills continue to be introduced in the House.  Read more by clicking on the link below.

Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda Issued by the Trump Administration (Post #3)

Since our last post on February 6, President Trump has issued four more Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda. Click the link below for summaries of each action.

Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda Issued by the Trump Administration (Post #2)

Since our last post on January 25, President Trump has issued eight more Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda. Click the link below for summaries of each action.

Trump Signs Executive Order Requiring Two Regulations be Rescinded for Every New Regulation

On January 30, President Trump signed a “Presidential Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,” which is intended to zero-out regulatory costs by eliminating two regulations for every one implemented. The order goes into effect immediately and requires the cost of all regulations in fiscal year 2017, which ends September 30, to equal zero.

Senate Democrats Announce Infrastructure Plan, While Trump Team Supposedly Compiles Infrastructure Priority List

  • 26 January 2017
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On January 24, 2017 Senate Democrats’ unveiled their “Blueprint to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure,” a 10-year, $1 trillion proposal to “rebuild our nation’s crumbling infrastructure and create 15 million middle-class jobs.” Also on Jan. 24., a document leaked out listing 50 infrastructure projects compiled and shared by President Donald Trump’s transition team, and put together by a Washington-based consulting firm. President Trump also signed an Executive Order on Jan. 24, entitled “Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals For High Priority Infrastructure Projects.” 
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Jeffrey Burke

“Growing up in and around rural Maine taught me about the resiliency of communities and instilled a passion to support projects that strengthen them.”

Jeffrey Burke is an Associate at TFG and joined the team in October 2024. He brings a wide range of public policy knowledge to support the firm’s clients, including experience with congressional appropriations, economic development, housing, and health care policy.

Prior to TFG, Jeffrey worked with the National Association of Rural Health Clinics to improve health care in rural communities. As their Deputy Director of Government Affairs, he primarily focused on congressional engagement and advancing legislation that would better support safety-net providers. Jeffrey also brings five years of Capitol Hill experience working for U.S. Senator Angus S. King, Jr., specifically focusing on the financial services and appropriations portfolios. In that capacity, he addressed issues related to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars for Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects in Maine.

Jeffrey is originally from Bangor, Maine and he possesses a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Maine.

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