The Trump administration on Friday announced that it will review state laws that have a negative impact on the broader U.S. economy and interstate commerce to address those impacts.
On Friday, the Justice Department and National Economic Council (NEC) said the effort will focus on identifying state laws that "significantly and adversely affect the national economic or interstate economic activity and to solicit solutions to address such effects."
As an example, the DOJ and NEC highlighted a recent lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against the state of California over laws that they argue impose costly requirements on the production of eggs and poultry products, which in turn raise prices for consumers both in and outside of California.
The two agencies said the "public i