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House Moves to Quash Education Department, Bureau of Land Management Rules

February 08, 2017

House Republicans continued their push to roll back Obama administration regulations Tuesday, disapproving on party-line votes of rules concerning the Bureau of Land Management and Education Department.  Under the Congressional Review Act, lawmakers can undo rules finalized within 60 legislative days. Up until this year, Congress only successfully eliminated one regulation using the CRA since it was enacted in the '90s. The Education Department rules dealt with "teacher preparation issues and accountability."

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