The administrative state will not take President-elect Donald Trump’s reforms lying down, and although his actions as president can severely hamper the deep state, he will need legislative help to fully address the bureaucratic rot in the federal government.
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., recently confirmed reports that the Senate would consider two tracks for two so-called reconciliation bills, which, as of Jan. 3, the Republican-majority Senate can pass with fewer than 60 votes. One bill, likely to pass more quickly, will focus on immigration and energy; the other will focus on extending the tax cuts in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
I’d like to suggest that, in whichever reconciliation bill seems most appropriate to them, House and Senate Republicans consider including reforms to make the administrative state more accountable to the people’s elected…
