On the recordJanuary 23, 1995
history was made on the opening day here in Congress. We passed sweeping reforms to not only change the rules of the House but also to make Congress adhere to laws governing the rest of the country. But now the question is, Mr. Speaker: Do we really need so many regulations? Compliance under some of these strict rules and regulations which are mandated by OSHA, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and all of this massive legislation we passed in the last 150 years is forcing companies to either downsize their work force or go out of business entirely, as we speak. Many small business are struggling under the yoke of overburdensome regulations and rules. They make it virtually impossible for them to operate. Mr. Speaker, I applaud the action taken thus far by Congress to bring this body into the mainstream, but I also think the time is now to do away with many of these needless rules and regulations that are already in existence.
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