Streamlining regulations helps Americans compete

President Donald Trump campaigned on cutting taxes, streamlining regulations and improving infrastructure. He also vowed to renegotiate our trade agreements calling the North American Free Trade Agreement “the worst deal ever made.”

On his first day in office, he signed an executive order aimed at reducing regulations and controlling regulatory costs.

However, revamping our vast web of federal rules is much easier said than done. It is even more difficult when state and local rules are considered.

The cost of regulations is a key American competitiveness issue. It is a major reason our compani...