Susan Dudley in Forbes: Congress Must Step Up
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| August 12, 2025
Following her appearance at the HSGAC hearing on the future of Loper Bright, former OIRA Administrator Susan Dudley had a series of recommendations for how Congress can reassert itself and fulfill its constitutional role.
“First, legislation should recognize that while scientific facts are a necessary element of good policy design, they are almost never sufficient.”
“Second, Congress should provide agencies with clear guidance on how they should weigh competing considerations.”
“Third, … Congress should require agencies to evaluate their regulations periodically to determine how effective they are at achieving legislative goals, and to identify needed revisions both to the regulations and the underlying statutory authority.”
“Fourth, to support these efforts, Congress itself needs more resources[.]”
