The Pump Handle- ...In five of the eight most recent Presidential election years, the number of proposed and final rules issued by OSHA declined when compared to the previous year. This include a decline of 71 percent in OSHA rules proposed or finalized in 2008 compared to 2007 (i.e., from 7 rules to 2 rules) and a decline of 53 percent in 1984 compared to 1983 (i.e., from 19 rules to 9 rules.) The exceptions occurred during the second Reagan term, the George H.W. Bush Administration, and the first Clinton term, when the number of proposed and final OSHA rules increased from 3 in 1995 to 7 in the Presidential election year 1996.
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