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Sustainable Freedom I,ab A Trump Strategy to Neuter ITIUD's AF FN Page 4 of 8 <br />There is nothing in the Fair Housing Act a<€thori zing HU) to demand that Dubuque IA issue section 8 <br />vouchers to low-income families in Chicago, 180 miles away in another state. Yet, under legal threat <br />for a failure to affirrnat'veiy further fair housing, the city buckled to the bureaucrats' outrageous <br />dernands. <br />Federal agencies have become so powerful that they car' now use existing Congressional authority to <br />-write rules and guidance documents to control virtually all of our society and economy without <br />congress passing another law <br />During his campaign, Donald Trump talked about "dra n ng the swam,. " Much of the swamp is in the <br />federal age; <br />Because federal regulations have the force of lave, and legislative protection, any long-term regulatory <br />changes the rew President makes will requi e workng with Congress to crenate legislation This means <br />developing strategies to avoid a potential Senate f i buster <br />It x150 me::15 the administration willneed the courts t:7 r: i:)I1olc Challenges t0 new iaws, or to invalidate <br />existing rules. <br />Here are strateg es President Tru€rp can sexpicr is to end HUD's AFFH, reign in future agency rules and <br />begin to address the sub rosa regulatory culture The in`ormat on applies to most federal agencies, <br />Review the Cost -Benefit Analysis for HUD's AFFH - Though law requires it, a .enc:es are notorious <br />for ignoring or submitting shoddy cost benefit ana`yse.;. Review the actual financial effects of AFFH on <br />communities. If appropriate bring legal action to halt the program. <br />Form a HUD Action Review Committee. Require 'IUD departments to submit proposed Cornpliance <br />Reviews or legal actions against grant recipients to HARC for approval. HARC reports to the HUD <br />Secretary <br />Encourage whistleblowers to expose dubious sub rosa activities. Begin a process of removing <br />g:.fidance documents, threats and practices that are antagonistic to lovai rune and property rights. <br />Replace these activities with pro local autollorn practices and policies <br />Congress can pass new legislation to counter the effects of AFFH. Courts tend to disfavor <br />legislation designed to block existing agency reg.r:ations Therefore, it will be necessary to have strong <br />/y1,- ? <br />httb://sustainablefree Iomlab.org/?O16/11/1s/liow-trump-carrneuter-huts-affh/ 12/14/2016 <br />