Press Releases
SOTU 2012 America's Future Depends on a Strong System of Public Safeguards (1/24/12)
President Barack Obama presented his vision of America’s future in his 2012 State of the Union address. The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards believes prosperity for the United States must include a strong and secure system of regulatory protections. Read more...
House Completes Its Terrible Trifecta by Passing the REINS Act (12/7/11)
The REINS Act represents the most radical threat in generations to our governments ability to protect the public from harm. The bill would delay or shut down the implementation of critical new public health and safety protections, thereby making Big Business and industry even less accountable to the public. Read more...
House Jeopardizes Public Health and Safety with Irresponsible Regulatory Accountability Act (12/2/11)
The U.S. House of Representatives, largely along party lines, approved H.R. 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011. The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards staunchly condemns this attack on the health and safety of the public and strongly urges the Senate to reject it. Read more...
House Voting on Terrible Trifecta of Deregulatory Bills That Would Destroy Vital Safeguards (11/30/11)
As early as tomorrow, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) of 2011 (H.R. 3010) and the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (H.R, 527). The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011 (H.R. 10) is expected to come... Read more...
Regulatory Accountability Act Puts Public in Harm's Way (11/16/11)
The Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) (S. 1606/H.R. 3010) is a radical measure that would severely weaken laws that protect our health, safety and the environment. A new paper from the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards, Impacts of the Regulatory Accountability Act: Overturning 65 Years of Law and Leaving Americans Less... Read more...
The Senate Republican Jobs Bill: A "Jobs Plan" About Everything Except Jobs (11/10/11)
Note: Today, the House of Representatives will vote on S. 1720, the Jobs Through Growth Act. This bill is less a coherent piece of legislation than a laundry list of proposals pushed by corporate interests to weaken safeguards for American families and the environment, and to erode the rights of... Read more...
GOP Alternative to Jobs Bill Puts the American People at Risk (11/3/11)
The REINS Act and the Regulatory Time Out Act pose a clear threat to our governments ability to protect the public from harm, the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards said today. Read more...
House Judiciary Committee Approves Irresponsible Regulatory Accountability Act; Bill With "Bipartisan" Facade Threatens Vital Public Safeguards (11/3/11)
The Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) is one of the biggest threats to environmental standards, workplace safety rules, public health and financial reform regulations to appear in decades, and it is similar in scope to the much-maligned REINS Act. Read more...
House Judiciary Committee Examination Into System of Regulatory Protections Is Ill Conceived (10/25/11)
Under either bill, the work of agency scientists would lose its power to push back against special interests who are more concerned about their bottom lines than our health and safety. Read more...
REINS Act: Radical Threat to Health, Safety and Other Public Protections (10/13/11)
The REINS Act represents the most radical threat in generations to our governments ability to protect the public from harm. The bill will delay or shut down the implementation of critical new public health and safety protections, thereby making big business and industry even less accountable to the public. Read more...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Takes Its Anti-Regulatory Road Show to Posh Chicago Hotel, Attacks Standards That Protect Illinois Families (10/5/11)
When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce brings its anti-regulatory road show to the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago on Oct. 6, local business leaders will hear from Andy Card, White House chief of staff under former President George W. Bush. Read more...
Food Deaths Are Stark Reminder That Delaying Regulatory Safeguards Puts People at Risk (9/30/11)
The recent U.S. outbreak of foodborne illness the deadliest in more than a decade is a stark reminder that regulations play a vital role in protecting the public, the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards said today. Read more...
Regulatory Accountability Act is Another Attempt to Weaken Vital Public Safeguards (9/22/11)
Congressional proponents of Big Business continued their attack on public safeguards today with the introduction of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011. Read more...
TRAIN Act Continues Misguided Attacks on Public Health and Environmental Protections (9/19/11)
This week, the House of Representatives is scheduled to take up the latest in a series of attacks against crucial public health and environmental protections. Read more...
Halting Life-Saving Protections for a Year Will Not Create Jobs, But Only Place Americans in Harms Way (9/13/11)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and 16 other senators proposed moratorium on new regulations is a misguided attempt at blocking life-saving protections that are vital to safeguarding the most vulnerable of the nations citizens. Read more...
Public Interest Groups Support President\'s Public Protections Pledge and Urge More Action on Improving Safeguards (9/9/11)
In his jobs speech on Sept. 8, President Barack Obama pledged to uphold the public protections that the American people have relied on for decades to ensure clean air, clean water, safe food and safer workplaces. The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards supports the president's pledge, calls on the president to... Read more...
President, Congress Must Acknowledge Regulatory Protections Preserve Jobs, Strengthen Our Economy and Nation (9/7/11)
The president and Congress need to acknowledge deregulation's role in American job losses if we are going to have an honest conversation about job creation and our regulatory system. Read more...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Makes Tour Stop at Posh Resort, Attacks Regulations that Protect West Virginia Miners and Families (9/1/11)
When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce brings its anti-regulatory road show to the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., on Sept. 2, local business leaders will hear a false choice between job growth and protecting families and communities from harm. Read more...
White House Should Reject Big Business Fiction That the Jobs Crisis Is Due to Excessive Regulation (8/23/11)
Everyone agrees that outdated rules that no longer serve a purpose should be stricken from the books. But the administration's overemphasis on needless rules which no one supports and obviously should be eliminated reinforces the U.S. Chamber of Commerce duplicitous narrative about regulation damaging the national economy and... Read more...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce bringing its regulatory snake oil tour to Wisconsin (8/5/11)
When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce brings its 21st century snake oil tour to Kimberly, Wis., on August 8, local business leaders will hear an anti-regulatory gospel preached by Evan Bayh, a former U.S. senator from Indiana, and Andy Card, White House Chief of Staff under George W. Bush.... Read more...
Coalition for Sensible Safeguards Calls on House to Stop Attacks against Environmental Protections (7/28/11)
This week, largely overshadowed by the intense debate on the debt ceiling, the House has been jamming dozens of anti-environmental policy provisions into a bill that funds the Department of the Interior and other agencies. The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards calls on the House to stop these unwarranted attacks... Read more...
Big Business Influence on Regulatory Process Is Behind Anti-Smog Rules Delay (7/26/11)
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will not meet the deadline for issuing anti-smog rules that are designed to protect the health and well-being of Americans. The agencys inability to issue a rule by a deadline agreed upon in court illustrates the difficulty in developing crucial public... Read more...
Novel Website Exposes U.S. Chamber of Commerce Regulatory Snake Oil Tour (7/25/11)
As an answer to the U.S. Chambers snake oil tour, the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards launched a new website today to serve as an informative and fun online destination where the myths of the Chamber are debunked. Read more...
Nations System of Regulatory Protections Must Be Strengthened, Not Weakened (7/20/11)
The nations system of health, safety, environmental, financial and other regulatory protections needs to be strengthened, not weakened, the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards said today. Read more...
New Report Debunks Bogus Claim about Costs of Public Safeguards (7/19/11)
A new critique of the notorious Crain and Crain regulatory costs study dismantles the methodology behind the study and exposes its data as flawed. The report, Flaws call for rejecting Crain and Crain model, concludes that the studys regulatory cost claims are fundamentally unreliable, fortifying its growing reputation as urban... Read more...
In Hearing on Regulatory System, Expect a Lot of False Rhetoric Generated by Business Interests (6/23/11)
As Senate lawmakers meet today to discuss potential changes to the federal regulatory process, expect to hear a lot of false rhetoric from corporate interests. Read more...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ramps up Attacks on Public Protections with Planned Roadshow (6/8/11)
On June 2, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue sent a memo to supporters outlining a multi-front campaign on regulatory reform, including a national anti-regulatory roadshow that will feature former Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) and former Bush White House chief of staff Andrew Card. Read more...
Streamlining Regulatory Process Is Fine, but Administration Should Look Forward, Not Back (5/26/11)
Looking back is fine, but not at the expense of looking forward. While we welcome the efficiencies and streamlining that the look-backs may achieve, the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards urges the administration to focus on saving lives and stabilizing the economy. Read more...
Another Lopsided Hearing Ignores Societal Benefits of Regulation (5/25/11)
Yet another one-sided hearing is being held today in the U.S. House of Representatives that attempts to portray many commonsense health and safety safeguards as economic obstacles. Read more...
Obama Administration Should Defend and Strengthen Regulatory Safeguards (5/18/11)
Today, federal agencies are scheduled to submit preliminary plans for reviewing rules that are already on the books. The "look-back" plans, due to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), were required by President Barack Obama in a Jan. 18 executive order. Read more...
Regulations Save Lives, Contribute to Job Growth, Groups Tell Lawmakers (5/16/11)
As some lawmakers in Congress work to tie the hands of federal agencies that safeguard the environment, food, the financial system, consumer products and more, the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards today explained the importance of the regulatory process in protecting the American people and the economy. Read more...
REINS Act Would Undermine Crucial Public Protections (3/8/11)
The House Judiciary Committee moved one step closer today to approving the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 10), a bill that would undermine the public protections most crucial to our health, safety, environment and economy. Read more...