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“I think some of that would certainly require legislation.” “I think returning to 1960 levels would likely require legislation,” said Neomi Rao, the administrator of OIRA. “And when we’re finished, which won’t be in too long a period of time, we will be less than where we were in 1960, and we will have a great regulatory climate, OK?” Trump said.Īt a briefing with reporters at the White House later in the day, the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs appeared to walk back Trump’s “1960” prediction. Reporters could not tell what was actually on the papers. Both stacks were connected by ceremonial red tape from the bottom of one stack to the top of the other. “This is where we were in 1960,” he continued, this time motioning toward much smaller, shin-high stacks of paper. “This is what we have now,” the president said, gesturing toward stacks of paper that appeared to be more than 6 feet tall. Buy 3M Scotch 767 Red, White Vinyl 33m Lane Marking Tape, 0.13mm Thickness or other Safety & Hazard Tapes online from RS for next day delivery on your order. Not to be limited to simply reusing an old prop, Trump called for cutting “the red tape” and did just that. Trump said the chart, which he’s displayed before, “really explains what a disaster it is” for federal agencies to get plans approved: “We want to take that process down to maybe one year.” “This is the process that you had to go through to get permits for a highway or a roadway,” the president continued as Liddell unfurled more of the yards-long chart. “Chris is not tall enough for this chart, and neither is anybody else,” the president said, referring to White House aide Chris Liddell.

#Red tape white tv

The president insisted the current regulations in place “do the job better than all of the other regulations, and they allow us to build and create jobs and do what we have to do.” He said his administration is reducing the size, scope and cost of federal regulations, which he maintained has already yielded “incredible results.”Įver the showman, the former reality TV star had an aide unfurl a regulatory chart. In a statement released after Trump’s remarks, the White House said agencies have issued 67 deregulatory actions while imposing only three new regulations.