The Newt Gingrich time bomb Republicans are using to destroy everything good

It took the current crop of Republicans to realize the destructive intent Newt Gingrich had for American government. Back in 1996, when he was speaker of the House, Gingrich got the Congressional Review Act passed. This law gives Congress the chance to undo any regulation finalized in the last 60 legislative days. It also means the rules can never be reinstated, unless Congress writes the the undone regulation into new law. It gives a whole new perspective on the do-nothing Congress of last year. By hardly ever showing up to work, they extended their 60-day legislative window dramatically. The law had been used once, in the brand-new George W. Bush administration to undo worker-safety regulations meant to reduce repetitive motion injuries. It took the Trump/Ryan/McConnell triumvirate, however, to fully detonate this time-bomb....
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