Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s radical deregulatory agenda is far more dangerous and profound than often portrayed in the wider media. In his short time in office, the president and U.S. Congress have already repealed important protections against exploitative and illegal labor practices, the sale of individuals’ browser history without consent, and toxic pollutants in drinking water. He’s also begun efforts to undermine rules that protect people’s retirement savings from unscrupulous financial advisers, ensure people get the overtime pay that they have earned, and rein in Wall Street to prevent the next financial crisis. Next up on the Trump agenda is passing the innocuous-sounding Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA), legislation that would force agencies to put corporate profits before people’s health and safety, making it virtually impossible for them to move forward with meaningful protections.
On Wednesday, July 26, the Center for American Progress will host a discussion with District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine about the devastating implications of President Trump’s deregulatory agenda. A panel of experts will discuss how stymieing the ability of the government to implement commonsense safeguards negatively affects issues important to people’s everyday lives.
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WHO:
A conversation between:
Karl Racine, attorney general, District of Columbia
Carmel Martin, executive vice president for policy, Center for American Progress
Distinguished panelists:
Eve Hill, Partner, Brown Goldstein & Levy, and Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at DOJ
Rob Randhava, Senior Counsel, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Pamela Gilbert, Partner at Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca and former Executive Director of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Moderator:
Sam Berger, Senior Policy Advisor, Center for American Progress
WHEN:
Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 10:00 am ET – 11:30 am ET
WHERE:
Center for American Progress
1333 H Street, NW
10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
For more information or to speak with an expert, contact Allison Preiss at [email protected] or 202.478.6331.