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Obama Issued $596 Billions Worth Of Unfunded Mandates
« on: October 08, 2016, 09:43:43 pm »
Obama Issued $596 Billions Worth Of Unfunded Mandates
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Robert Donachie
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9:57 AM 10/08/2016
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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to the media on the situation in Iraq on the South Lawn of the White House, before his departure for vacation at Martha   President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to the media on the situation in Iraq on the South Lawn of the White House, before his departure for vacation at Martha's Vineyard, in Washington August 9, 2014. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

The Obama Administration imposed a record number of 101 unfunded mandates, costing $596 billion and 101 million paperwork hours, according to a research paper released Friday by The American Action Forum (AAF).

To put those figures in context, there were just 88 unfunded mandates between 1996 and 2008.

Thus, Obama managed to trump 13 years worth of unfunded mandates in just two terms. The Bush Administration pushed 56 unfunded mandates, and the Clinton Administration imposed even less — 32.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/08/obama-issued-596-billions-worth-of-unfunded-mandates/#ixzz4MX4aBRX6