“Regulating the Regulators” former OIRA Administrators Sally Katzen and John Graham

Rethinking Regulation at KIE and Duke Law School hosted Sally Katzen and John Graham, administrators of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget during the Clinton and Bush administrations, respectively. The event was held October 24 at 5:00pm at the Duke Law building.

Graham and Katzen highlighted their experiences with regulatory policies under different presidential administrations and discussed and debated the role of lobbyists in the regulation process, the coordination of the multiple agendas of different rule-makers within an administration, weighing the risks and benefits of legislation, and ensuring transparency of the regulatory process to the public.