Biden administration rulemaking blitzes aim to Trump-proof the federal government
By
Haisten Willis
August 8, 2024 6:00 am
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Having withdrawn from his reelection bid and acknowledged the possibility that former President Donald Trump may succeed him, President Joe Biden has worked with Democrats and his federal agencies to lock in a legacy that won’t be easy for Trump to erase. From pumping out regulations to insulating government scientists to enshrining foreign policy commitments, the Biden administration is leaving behind policies that will be procedurally difficult or politically costly to abandon. In this series, the Washington Examiner will take a look at how Biden is Trump-proofing parts of the government. Part two will look at his regulatory push.Biden will be leaving office in January after bowing out of his reelection bid, but even if his party loses control of the White House, he’s working to cement a legacy that Trump can’t easily undo.
The Biden administration finalized hundreds of regulations this spring, putting them out of reach of a quick repeal should Trump retake the presidency.
Among the regulations Biden is hoping to solidify are environmental measures Republicans have decried as unnecessary and harmful to consumers, efforts to protect the federal workforce that GOPers call the “deep state,” and an attempted rewrite Title IX regulations at colleges across the country.
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