The War on Regulation: Good for Corporations, Bad for the Public

THE WAR ON REGULATION: Good for Corporations, Bad for the Public

A Coalition for Sensible Safeguards Symposium on the Threat to Public Protections in the Trump Era, Featuring U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 from 12-2:30 p.m. EDT
Georgetown University Law School, Gewirz Student Center
120 F Street NW, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.
#WarOnRegs

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About the Symposium:
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered a major national address on the threat to public protections in the Trump era at a June 5 symposium hosted by the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards and Georgetown University Law School. The event featured two panels, one focusing on deregulatory actions at key federal agencies and the other highlighting individuals and communities that have suffered as a result of inadequate regulation and enforcement. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh delivered the closing remarks.

Speakers and Panelists:
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
Brian Frosh, attorney general, Maryland
Robert Weissman, president, Public Citizen and chair, Coalition for Sensible Safeguards
Rachel Weintraub, legislative director and general counsel, Consumer Federation of America
Heidi Shierholz, senior economist and director of policy, Economic Policy Institute
William Buzbee, professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Lisa Heinzerling, professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Rena Steinzor, professor, University of Maryland’s School of Law
Betsy Southerland, former director of science and technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water
Andrea Carlton, for-profit school abuse witness (California)
Penny Dryden, chemical pollution witness (Delaware)
Janet McGee, consumer product safety witness (Minnesota)

Where: Georgetown University Law School, Gewirz Student Center
120 F Street NW, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.

When: 12-2:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 5