number of executive orders by president by 2017

So you would not invest in a car, a house, or a college education, even though the benefits of such products are unquestionable. If you followed the logic of the order in your own life, you would never buy anything because products cost money. Indeed, the focus on compliance costs is so narrow that the order does not even seem to take into account compliance costs that directly pay for themselves, such as efficiency standards that, on balance, cut costs. It utterly ignores benefits, which are, after all, the whole reason to put regulations in place. One of the most serious issues is that the order looks at regulations only through the lens of compliance costs. Instead, legislation directs agencies to confront specific concerns, such as air pollution. Those laws do not contemplate-or permit-the kind of tradeoff between existing and new regulations called for by President Trump’s order.

The President is directing agencies to violate the Administrative Procedure Act and a wide range of other laws that govern the way government agencies develop and put forth regulations. In terms of law, the order is unconstitutional, as we allege in our complaint.

The President issued this order with little regard to law, science, or practical policy. It is a blunderbuss that shoots down the entire regulatory system-a system that has long and effectively protected Americans. Like other Trump Administration policies, his executive order on regulations is not a narrowly tailored reform designed to address specific problems or restore balance. The order will make it difficult, if not impossible, for agencies to promulgate new regulations as new environmental problems emerge, or as science makes it clear that our existing protections are inadequate. It also amounts to a potentially devastating anti-environmental policy-hampering the government’s ability to ensure we have clean air, drinkable water, and safe food, among other vital protections. It affects every area of government policy and hamstrings most federal agencies. This executive order has provoked less of a public outcry than many of President Trump’s others, but it may be the most far-reaching and damaging of any he has issued. The Natural Resources Defense Council, Public Citizen, and the Communications Workers of America, working with Earthjustice, have sued to block this illegal action. Soon after taking office, President Donald Trump issued an unconstitutional executive order requiring administrative agencies to repeal at least two regulations for each new regulation they create.

Number of executive orders by president by 2017