Political Quotes

“I thank my good friend from Georgia for yielding, and I appreciate the comments. I'd like to title this talk, ``Burdensome Regulations: The Dysfunctional Government Tax.'' More than $14,000 every year, that's what the average American family loses out on because of Federal regulations either in taxes or lower wages because their employers are carrying that burden. How do we even get all these regulations, more than 6,000 regulations just this year? It happens when the executive branch goes around Congress to create their own policies. Some people call this ``legislation through regulation.'' I call it the ``dysfunctional government tax.'' It's the $40 a day every American has to pay because the executive branch won't go through Congress. It won't work with those of us who are here tonight because we were sent here by the people. In more places in my district, you could take your spouse out for a nice dinner for $40. A person could fill up their gas tank and a minivan for about $40, or you could take your children to a matinee movie on the weekends for $40. When I'm at home in my district, I hear from people who own their own business and from people who just care about their work, about how Federal regulations are making it harder to make ends meet. We're going to talk about a few of these regulations tonight, but let me tell you about a few stories from north central Florida. There's a lumber company in my district that has to aim lower.…”