Max Cleland: “In order to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses, Senator Kerry and I are introducing the Senate…”

“In order to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses, Senator Kerry and I are introducing the Senate companion bill to H.R. 203, the "National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act," which passed the House last year by voice vote. I also want to thank Senators Landrieu, Jeffords, Harkin, Bingaman, Carnahan, Leahy, Lieberman, and Johnson for their co-sponsorship. In today's business environment, one of the greatest obstacles blocking the path to prosperity for America's small businesses is regulatory compliance. Small businesses regularly find themselves lost in a maze of Federal regulations that are designed to create safer and healthier workplaces. Chairman Kerry and I want all of our businesses to comply with the regulations that preserve the health, environment, and well-being of our workers and our communities. But, too often, small businesses do not have access to the information they need in order to comply with regulations in good faith. The National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act calls for the establishment of a pilot project in which 20 selected Small Business Development Centers, SBDCs, would provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses.”