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Obama’s regulatory czar: worse than I imagined
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on April 4, 2013 A new book by President Obama’s former regulatory czar is critiqued by someone who experienced his interference first hand.
Scientists urge White House to intervene in stalled worker safety rule
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on January 25, 2012 A group of 300 scientists, physicians and public health experts are urging President Obama to direct his Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to complete its review of a proposed Labor Department health standard on the carcinogen crystallline silica. OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has been reviewing the proposed rule for nearly…
White House regulatory czar fails to publish rulemaking plan and agenda
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on January 3, 2012 When an organization fails to get the little things right, I have difficulty believing they are competent to get the big things right either. That’s the way I feel about the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). OIRA is part of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), was created by the…
Industry influence and White House obstacles hamper rules to protect health, safety and environment
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on November 28, 2011 A new report by the Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) confirms what some of us have suspected: there’s not much difference between the Obama Admininstration’s and GW Bush Administration’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) when it comes to meetings with industry lobbyists and giving lip-service to transparency. In “Behind Closed Doors at the…