Killer-Truck Fix Hits Roadblock in Trump’s Quest to Cut Rules

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July 5, 2017

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Bloomberg Politics

"The result is that it’s almost certain to be harder for agencies like the Transportation Department to enact new rules, according to Richard Morgenstern, a fellow at the nonpartisan Resources for the Future and a former U.S. official with experience in crafting regulations. 'You now have additional constraints which you didn’t have before,' Morgenstern said in an interview."

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Richard D. Morgenstern

Senior Fellow

Richard Morgenstern is a senior fellow at RFF. His research focuses on the economic analysis of environmental issues with an emphasis on the costs, benefits, evaluation, and design of environmental policies.

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