David Schweikert

Congress really needs to take a look at the big regulatory picture and say 'Why is this agency not getting it right?'

Is my being unrealistic that by October, by fall?

As I traveled throughout my district in Michigan, business leaders tell me the same thing over and over again--it is too hard to start or expand my small business because I can barely understand how to comply with the latest regulations…

I never used the words wisdom and Congress in the same sentence.

Over the last four years the number of business regulations has skyrocketed and the result has been the worst economic recovery in nearly a century.

I once believed that this was a nation of laws; instead, I find this is not a nation of laws, rather a nation of regulations. A 'regunation' if you will.

We have a good relationship with CFPB.

Doctor, do you believe your feedback is being respected by many of those regulatory agencies?

Well, the framework comes from the late Carter Administration?

When agencies are unprepared to provide small entity review panelists with the information and data necessary to evaluate the cost and compliance obligations, the process breaks down.

the entire regulatory program loses its legitimacy and clearly undermines Congress's intent.

I wish this was changed in my statute that would make us more effective.

This is one of those moments where you come up here for 1 minute, and I wanted to share a certain frustration, particularly the votes we just had here in the House. I come from Arizona. We have 22 tribal communities, 21 actual designated…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

To my good friend, Mr. Smith, thank you. Thank you for managing this. The last handful of Congressmen that have come up to the mic have been medical doctors. I get to stand here behind the microphone and share a slightly different story…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 373, nays 29, not voting 29, as follows: [Roll No. 652] YEAS--373 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Altmire…

This may be one of those areas where we can all agree that we may have to do a fix because it affects a lot of our communities.

My understanding is the way you did that then, you did not do a cost-benefit, go through those mechanics?

I am enthusiastically looking forward to the next round.

How many of us have heard of a little town called Tombstone? It's popped up in movies, American folklore. Guess what? The Forest Service seems hell-bent on ending its existence. This town is older than my State. Its water rights are older…

As efficient as the Mint seems to have become the last few years, and we appreciate the diligence there.

If you were sitting up here and had to go on to the next question after that, where do you start?

let's deal with the truth, let's deal with the math.

I hate asking for data when I feel like I am adding cost on the taxpayers.

I am, in many ways, on a personal level, almost heartbroken.