A 2019 Department of Justice (DOJ) opinion concluded that the president may direct independent agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit regulatory actions for review, including cost-benefit analyses of the intended actions. I’ll defer to others on whether such a move is legal, but White House control of FCC regulatory analysis is a bad idea. A better idea is to set transparent standards for such analyses, including public review.

Read Dr. Jamison’s complete blog post at AEI.