And he knows absolutely nothing about the ones pending (in process).
Scarier.
Below is a partial list of repeals and deregulation compiled buy the BROOKINGS INSTITUTE. To be fair, some of these were enacted in 2017, but their effects were most probably not felt until 2018 (when the REAL hangover commenced). The full scope of the findings is worth reading, but warning: it may only make your hangover worse.
EDUCATION
- Title IX Guidances on Transgender Student Rights (Repealed - Betsy DeVos and Mike Pence got their say)
- School Accountability Rule (Repealed)
HEALTH :
- Religious and Moral Exemptions from Contraceptive Coverage Mandates (In Effect )
- Definition of Short-Term Limited-Duration Insurance (In Effect - changed to longer terms)
- State "Empowerment Waivers" for the Affordable Care Act (In effect - one of the first steps to defunding Obama Care)
- Firearms Prohibition For The Mentally Disabled (Repealed - the NRA rejoiced)
- State Funding for Abortion Providers (Repealed - The Christian Right rejoiced)
IMMIGRATION
- Asylum Seeker Restrictions (In Effect)
- Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Rule (Repealed )
- Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources under the Clean Air Act (In Effect)
ENVIRONMENTAL
- Methane and Waste Prevention Rule (In Effect)
- Methane Rule (Emissions) (Partially In Effect)
- Endangered Species Act: Mitigation Rule (In Effect)
- Lowering Renewable Fuel Standards for 2018 (In Effect)
- Oil and Gas Fracking Rule (Repealed)
- Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under the Clean Air Act (In Effect)
- Oil , Gas, and Coal Lease Valuation Rule (Repealed)
- Power Plant Pollution Rule (Repealed)
TELECOM:
- Wireline Infrastructure Rule (In Effect)
- 5G Protection Program (In Effect)
FINANCIAL
- Corporate Credit Unions Rule (In Effect)
- Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Rule (In Effect - easing limitations on commercial Real Estate)
- Disclosure Exemptions to Certain Nonprofits ,(In Effect)
- Dealer Markups Guidance (Repealed )
- Regulatory Capitol Rule for Small Banks: Transitions (In Effect)
- Repeal of R&D Technical Interchange (In Effect)
- Main Studio Rule (Repealed )
- Arbitration Rule (Repealed )
- Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers (Repealed )
LABOR
- Drug Tests for Unemployment Compensation (Repealed )
- Federal Acquisition Regulation / Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (Repealed )
FARMING
- Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices/Animal Welfare Rule (Repealed)
- Farmer Fair Practice Rule (Scope of Anti-Competitive Practices) (Repealed )
Donald Trump's, New Year Tweet:
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