Nielsen also waived regulations preserving the cultural heritage of Native Americans, including the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act.
We could start reaching more people at no extra cost to taxpayers almost immediately, because Congress has the power to waive these regulations.
But William A. Pierce, Mr. Thompson's spokesman, said the secretary could waive federal regulations only if he could also guarantee the safety of drugs coming from Canada.
Though Congressmen and scientists have expressed environmental concerns about a wall in Santa Ana, the federal government could waive environmental regulations to build there under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act.
Though congressmen and scientists have expressed environmental concerns about a wall in Santa Ana, the federal government could waive environmental regulations to build there under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act.
In addition, states would have the ability to waive some regulations on insurance, including requirements that all plans cover an "essential" set of benefits. .
But the big, scary change is that the new bill would allow states to waive various regulations on insurers, hastening a return of the bad old pre-ACA days.
Ricky Martin, frustrated with the DHS' reluctance to waive shipping regulations that would allow aid to flow more easily to the island, started his own fundraising campaign earlier this week (though the administration did lift the restrictions Thursday for a 10-day period).
Environmental activists were critical of any attempt to waive CEQA regulations, especially for such a notably "green" company as Tesla, whose all-electric cars emit no greenhouse gases or other air pollution.
