Nine Obama regulations to watch

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The Hill:

Lydia Wheeler

09/06/15

 

The window is already closing on President Obama’s regulatory agenda, and agencies across the federal government are moving to crank out a slew of new rules before election year politics bring business in Washington to a virtual standstill.

 

Obama has made no bones about using the power of his office to accomplish his policy goals in lieu of congressional action, presiding over numerous controversial regulations in the energy, healthcare and financial sectors, among many others. With more than a year left, the administration will continue to promulgate regulations until the clock runs out.

 

However, controversial rules in any administration tend to stall in election years. And proponents of stronger heath and safety protections fear that a GOP-controlled Congress could overturn rules issued at the tail end of the Obama administration, in the event that a Republican wins the White House next year. They are instead hoping for a flurry of action this fall on regulations, many of which they see as long overdue.

 

Here are ten of the most highly anticipated rules likely to come down the pipeline in the remainder of 2015:

 

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