Same class of thing, sure. But definitely not the same thing...

You'll first have to prove your premise that he is all about removing regulations (no matter what regulations), because that assertion is hardly an axiom.

He said that if any new regulations are passed, 2 must be removed.

That's not counter to regulation - add a regulation about large company mergers, remove regulations on CO2 and NOx producers. Done.

Doesn't the decision base on the context ? It's not a black or white world.