I have thoughts about this (fact sheet about a not-yet-posted) Executive Order on independent agencies.
I understand they want to steer clear of interfering with monetary policy, but it's cold comfort. There's no particular *legal* justification for this carveout.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-reins-in-independent-agencies-to-restore-a-government-that-answers-to-the-american-people/
I understand they want to steer clear of interfering with monetary policy, but it's cold comfort. There's no particular *legal* justification for this carveout.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-reins-in-independent-agencies-to-restore-a-government-that-answers-to-the-american-people/
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That violates the agencies' independence (yes, that's the point) but could also violate Congress's appropriations power and statues that authorize *agencies' leadership* to determine the sums necessary to carry out its functions.
Ironic coming from the same group that came up with the Nondelegation and Major Questions Doctrines.
This makes regulation harder generally, and puts a thumb on the scale in favor of business.