OMB directive requires agencies eliminate 10 regulations per new rule

President Trump's Jan. 31, 2025 executive order titled 'Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation' requires agencies to eliminate at least 10 existing regulations when proposing each new rule

The order mandates that total incremental cost of all new regulations must be 'significantly less than zero' in fiscal year 2025, making new safety protections mathematically impossible to create

The 10-for-1 formula replaces policy analysis with arbitrary quotas, preventing agencies from addressing emerging threats like toxic chemicals, financial fraud, or workplace safety hazards

Industry lobbyists gain unprecedented power to select which public protections disappear while well-connected companies keep beneficial regulations that harm competitors

Executive rulemaking through the order bypasses congressional debate, public comment periods, and judicial review that normally protect citizens from harmful policy changes

Mass deregulation eliminates protections preventing food contamination, financial fraud, and workplace deaths that took years of evidence and advocacy to establish

The regulatory elimination provides no evidence that removal serves public rather than corporate interests, turning policy into corporate favor distribution system