Capitol Hill Calm On Regulatory Front Before Mid-Term Elections Storm
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Federal agencies have “put brakes on new regulations” during the Trump administration and made efforts toward deregulation across the board, bringing about a “good and friendly environment for most businesses and industries,” says lobbyist Pete Evich. “We need to be careful about complacency that has a tendency to creep back in at a time like this when direct attacks and threats are down,” he said in a recent webinar.
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