Tell Congress You Demand Oversight: Recess Appointment for Dudley Is OUTRAGEOUS! President Bush’s announcement that he has appointed Susan Dudley to head a powerful regulatory agency is a blow to government’s ability to protect the public. Dudley has a record of unrelenting hostility to regulatory protections for the public health, safety, consumers, the environment, privacy rights – everything that we expect our government to provide. By White House fiat, Dudley has become the new administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget. There, Dudley will have power to weaken, delay and eliminate important regulations to protect the environment, public health, safety, civil rights, privacy and consumers. Bypassing the Senate is a sign that the president does not have faith that Dudley could get through the process on her own merits. Even more than just a slap in the face of the Senate, it is a signal that the Bush administration is moving from siege to all-out war on the nation’s public protections. Tell Congress that this outrageous act can’t go unnoticed: demand oversight! No blank check for Dudley... the cost is too high! STOP SUSAN DUDLEY Why again? The Senate decided in 2006 not to let the Dudley nomination leave the committee--and even told Bush that re-nominating her would be a waste of time. Not only has Bush ignored the Senate and just put Dudley in this powerful office, but he has also given her even more power to damage our health and safety with a recent executive order. Tell Congress enough is enough -- the air you breathe depends on it! >>Learn More

November 21, 2009 Subject: Dear Member of Congress, As your constituent I am calling for extensive oversight of Susan Dudley, who got a recess appointment to become administrator to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). OIRA is a very powerful, and very secretive, office. It has the power to weaken, delay, and eliminate regulations to protect the public health, safety, civil rights, privacy, environment -- everything we expect our government to do for us. Dudley is wrong for OIRA for three main reasons: -- her ideological opposition to regulation, -- her support for radical policies that would impair public safeguards, and -- her ties to industry. Throughout her career, Dudley has consistently fought against government safeguards and advocated a radical, hands-off approach to regulating corporations. There has never been a worse candidate for this position. The Bush administration has gotten away with too much for too long. It's time for Congress to investigate OIRA and keep an eye on Dudley's use of taxpayer dollars in that office to put the public at risk. I look forward to your response on your position regarding Susan Dudley. We will add your signature from the information you provide.		First Name* Last Name* Email* Street* Street 2 Street 3 City* State/Province* Select a state Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces (the) Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Newfoundland New Brunswick Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Territory Other Zip/Postal Code* Send an Email