James Lankford

Who sets the Regulatory Agenda? How does that----

You have to hurry and implement it before Congress changes it midstream.

I think those are some great examples on what can be done.

In July, Ranking Member Heitkamp and myself proposed legislation to ensure that agencies plan for retrospective reviews from the outset.

The moment that people feel like they work for us rather than we work for them, it is a toxic environment.

How long does it take to do a retrospective review?

Is there a dual-track system that is needed here for individuals that it is a reg that is really a nuisance-type reg?

Yes, you do not have to take the blame for the previous 40 years.

It should become all that.

The challenge is, if you have 676 rules and 14 of them have gone through the review process.

Before we move on, can I ask, that economist, is that the one economist that would do the cost-benefit as well for all of this?

Is OIRA involved in that as well?

It begs the question of how do you select it.

Retrospective review of regulations is important.

Thank you. I apologize for interrupting.

My government is opposed to me rather than helpful to me.

OK. If a rule like this, when it was first promulgated, had a deadline to say at some point we have to review this again--I do not mean a deadline to go away, but I mean a deadline that at that spot we need to review it.

Senior leadership has to make the decision where they are going to invest budget dollars.

OK. That includes what will be reviewed.

Therefore, we must ensure that agencies undertake retrospective reviews of current regulations.

I think there is a misnomer that people say--they call because they are mad and they do not want government.

At some point an agency says this really needs to be reviewed, and I know it is costly on the economy.

So the final decision is made where and how? All of this is gathered, all this input.

It is extremely important there is a good filtering process to know which ones are chosen.

My child does not have enough food.