U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) joined forces by pressing the chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to freeze any new regulations that could cause controversy given the upcoming transition to a new administration.
“The American people decided to make a change on Nov. 8 – seeking a return to pro-growth, business-and-consumer-friendly regulations that put jobs first,” Upton and Thune said.
“We urge the leaders of the FTC and CPSC to pay close attention to the wishes of the American people and refrain from pushing new regulations that could create uncertainty for consumers and business.”
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Thune wrote a letter to the FTC and CPSC chairmen that noted the leadership at the agencies would soon change.
Any regulatory action taken by the agencies in advance of new chairmen being designated would meet with increased scrutiny, the lawmakers said in the letter to FTC Chairman Edith Ramirez and CPSC Chairman Elliot Kaye.
Upton and Thune urged the federal agencies to avoid directing their resources in the coming months toward “complex, partisan, or otherwise controversial items that the new Congress and new administration will have an interest in reviewing.”