"I wish the majority, rather than complaining in vague terms about the regulatory reform efforts and the unemployment rate, would actually sit down with the minority and, with us, together, develop a jobs bill."
"The President urged agencies to expand opportunities for public participation in the regulatory process and to look for ways to make regulations more efficient and effective."
"So, really, it seems to me--I don't want to be implying either that more regulations would save more money or fewer regulations would cost or save more money."
"Sometimes regulations are not cost-effective, and they should either be fixed or repealed. But sometimes regulations protect the public health and actually can save money."
"So that might affect a regulation that was a bad regulation or a good regulation; right? It's a great big mallet that comes down and kills that regulation."
"When I talk to businesses in my district, small and large, one of the great frustrations is obsolete regulations."
"I have always been a proponent of regulatory reform, but I don't think regulations are--I don't think regulations per se have values attached to them."
"In January of this year, President Obama issued an Executive order directing Federal agencies to develop plans for improving the regulatory system."
"One of the priorities that the Executive order said is that he wants to tailor--the President wants to tailor regulations to impose the least burden on society."
"Do you think that Federal regulations like these can support economic growth and foster job creation."
"The President wants to tailor regulations to impose the least burden on society."