Congressman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said “Let’s not spend our time bashing the Bush Administration for doing less of what all recent administrations have done. Presidents are elected for four years, and unless we are to craft a prohibition on all regulatory activity during a second term, we should use this hearing as an opportunity to begin to build upon the improvements of previous administrations… Because midnight regulations are just one symptom of a dysfunctional and outdated administrative law system, governed by the 62-year-old Administrative Procedure Act.”
