"Regulations: OIRA Pick Likely To 'Spearhead' Efforts To Repeal Rules"

"Neomi Rao will play a significant role carrying out President Trump's deregulatory agenda if confirmed to lead the White House's regulatory review shop, experts agree.

As the George Mason University law professor awaits Senate confirmation to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, her credentials and possible regulatory priorities have come under scrutiny.

The Center for Progressive Reform released a report this morning calling Rao one of the last chess pieces on Trump's "deregulatory chessboard."

"Professor Rao's record suggests that she will strongly support the Trump administration's anti-protections agenda, and, if confirmed, she will likely help spearhead the effort," the report says."

Arianna Skibell reports for Greenwire April 20, 2017.

SEE ALSO:

"Trump’s New ‘Regulatory Czar’" (Center for Progressive Reform)

"Trump’s Pick For Rules Czar Would Hand More Power to Trump" (Washington Post)

"Trump Picks Anti-Government Extremist As His ‘Regulatory Czar’" (Think Progress)