In this testimony, Richard Williams, Director of Regulatory Studies and Government Accountability at the Mercatus Center, addresses the key question of whether there are sufficient checks and balances on federal regulatory agencies. He recommends that 1) all aspects of regulations should be evidence-based, 2) that OIRA analysts should be focused on their role as quality control officers, and 3) that an examination should be made to determine the extent to which too many regulations result in organizational issues that adversely affect the underlying goals regulations are intended to address.