Trump Vows to Fight 'Epidemic' of Human Trafficking
Feb. 23, 2017, at 2:59 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will bring the "full force and weight" of the U.S. government to combat an "epidemic" of human trafficking.
The president is meeting at the White House with senior
advisers and representatives of organizations that deal with
trafficking. His daughter, Ivanka Trump, is among those in attendance.
Trump calls human trafficking a problem that is "not
talked about enough." He says he will order the departments of Justice
and Homeland Security to take a hard look at the resources they are
devoting to addressing the issue.
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Trump’s new executive order takes aim at federal regulations
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order, February 24, 2017. © Jonathan Ernst / Reuters |
Published time: 24 Feb, 2017 17:34
US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order establishing regulatory reform offices within federal agencies as part of a push to “massively” reduce the number of government regulations.
Trump signed the order on Friday surrounded by executives of major US corporations.
The new measure follows the January 30 executive order
placing hard limits on new government rules and mandating that two
regulations must be repealed for every new one put into effect.
The
new order also establishes guidelines for reviewing the tens of
thousands of government rules Trump seeks to prune over the next four
years.
“Does it make life better or safer for American workers and American consumers? If not, throw it out,” Trump said.