Both of these organizations lobby for stringent regulatory legislation the EPA wants, while at the same time, receiving agency funding.
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Last year, Mr. Williams spent much of his time arranging meetings over the financial regulatory legislation known as the Dodd-Frank bill.
The Obama administration doesn't have an exit strategy, and GSE reform isn't included in the Democrats' versions of financial regulatory overhaul legislation.
Many problems are seen within the legislation and regulatory bodies which govern such industries with conflicting business interest.
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Add to the mix medium-run uncertainty (i.e. several years down the road) about the effect of the recent health care legislation and financial regulatory reform.
Mr Cameron told MPs that legislation backing a regulatory body could "cross the Rubicon" by writing elements of press regulation into the law for the first time.
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Mr Jones agreed with the leader of the Liberal Democrat's sentiments that all the recommendations should be implemented as he criticised the Conservatives' refusal to support the establishment of an independent press regulatory body, underpinned by legislation.
Ely noted that Congress is already working on legislation to beef up regulatory oversight of the firms.
But it said: His central proposal, that the establishment and working of a new and fully independent regulatory body should be underpinned by legislation, we believe to be not only unnecessary, but undesirable.
During the debate, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission Lord Hunt of Wirral said he was "optimistic" the media industry could deliver its own regulatory structure without the need for legislation and with "comprehensive sign-up" from across the industry by the middle of 2013.
House Republicans should pass legislation now repealing these counterproductive regulatory deadweights, further dramatizing the stark choices for 2012.
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It is that combination of power and discretion which produces a good regulatory system - not 2000 pages of legislation.
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That kind of anti-regulatory ideology brought us some of the legislation that fostered the global financial crisis, such as the elimination of the Glass-Steagall Act and the passage of the Commodities Futures Modernization Act, which prohibited some regulation of derivatives such as credit default swaps.
The ObamaCare health care takeover legislation with its new taxes and regulatory burdens will sharply increase health and employment costs.
In his report into press standards and ethics last week, Lord Justice Leveson recommended an independent self-regulatory watchdog for the press, backed by legislation.
The Kyrgyz government is working on appropriate legislation in both the health and regulatory areas but both the miners and government were interested to learn more.
Senators on Capitol Hill Thursday heard testimony from financial regulators, mortgage lenders and even a few unfortunate borrowers in what appears to be an effort to stoke more regulatory oversight of the mortgage markets rather than legislation.
The most significant revision made to the legislation was the removal of a regulatory section, opposed by Republicans, that would have required companies operating critical infrastructure to meet basic cybersecurity standards established by the Homeland Security Department.
Richard Woodfield, of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, also rejects any suggestions that the legislation is draconian.
And to ensure that a crisis of this magnitude never happens again, I ask Congress to move quickly on legislation that will finally reform our outdated regulatory system.
Mr. Leveson recommended that Parliament pass legislation that would officially recognize the new regulatory body and identify a set of requirements it must meet to be considered successful in serving the public.
Lord Justice Leveson has recommended an independent self-regulatory body for the newspaper industry, backed up by legislation to ensure its independence and effectiveness.
In November the report on press standards by Lord Justice Leveson, commissioned in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal, recommended an independent, self-regulatory watchdog for the press that would be backed by legislation.
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes noted that the report said legislation was essential to underpin the independent self-regulatory system.
Also loosening the regulatory chokehold on entrepreneurs is the one piece of bipartisan liberalization legislation to become law this session of Congress: the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.
Surely in the information age, we can bring to bear the power of technology to enhance the efficiency and transparency of the regulatory infrastructure itself, while preserving the intent and purpose of legislation.
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The issue has gained importance in recent years in light of the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance legislation of 2002, which critics say places too many regulatory burdens on companies who wish to invest in the U.S. In addition, the recent report commissioned by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen.
The legislation is designed to curb HMO and managed care abuses but will result in regulatory disaster.
Rep. Waters introduce legislation next week to address the the use of third-party consultants in regulatory enforcement actions.
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In the congressional debate over cybersecurity legislation, the Chamber of Commerce has argued for a voluntary, non-regulatory approach to cybersecurity that would encourage more cooperation and information-sharing between government and business.
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