Obama administration stops pending U.S. rules for review

Source: Xinhua | 01-21-2009 08:58

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. new President Barack Obama's chief of staff on Tuesday directed government agencies and departments to freeze all pending regulations for review by the new administration, the White House said in a statement.

"This afternoon, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel signed a memorandum sent to all agencies and departments to stop all pending regulations until a legal and policy review can be conducted by the Obama administration," the White House said.

It is a common feature of U.S. presidential transitions to do so.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei