{"id":45551,"date":"2019-05-21T09:51:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T13:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizen.org\/?post_type=news&p=45551"},"modified":"2019-05-21T09:51:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T13:51:06","slug":"regulatory-rollbacks-defied-public-opinion-to-reward-big-corporations","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.citizen.org\/news\/regulatory-rollbacks-defied-public-opinion-to-reward-big-corporations\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulatory Rollbacks Defied Public Opinion to Reward Big Corporations"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Massive bipartisan majorities supported the landmark regulatory protections rolled back in the Trump era, according to a report Public Citizen released today. \u201cLost Safeguards\u201d<\/a> features an introduction by longtime public protections champion U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and highlights 27 regulatory rollbacks from the past two years that have left Americans facing greater dangers on all fronts. The report includes links to dozens of polls showing that voters in both parties overwhelmingly supported protections that were repealed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter more than two years under President Donald Trump, our nation has lost a lot of intangible things: our national strength, unity and dignity, to name a few,\u201d Johnson said in the introduction. \u201cTrump also has taken away tangible policies that have a direct effect on everyone \u2013 namely the protections authorized by Congress and set forth by federal agencies to shield everyday Americans from financial ruin, health hazards, unsafe workplaces, unlawful discrimination and unchecked pollution of our air and water. It\u2019s important that we remember what we\u2019ve lost, so that we have a place to start when we build back these valuable safeguards.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Safeguards repealed in the Trump era would have:<\/p>\n