red tape
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Bass said she has cut red tape to ensure that Palisades residents can rebuild their homes, and apologized for being gone when the blaze broke out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
A recently passed bipartisan federal law attempts to cut red tape to make it easier to build housing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Paoletta viewed the definition as adding new rules when the administration’s goal is to cut red tape, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
In addition to ruling out tax rises, he said the government should "pause job-destroying red tape" adding: "Whatever its intentions it is causing a real chill in the vacancy market."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
"I saw the queues, the shortages, the filthiness of public lavatories, the bureaucracy, the corruption, the red tape, the rudeness of officials, the impossibility of obtaining redress when one had a complaint," he remembered.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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