On the recordJanuary 6, 2016
I thank the chairman. I rise today in support of H.R. 1155, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act. While the full title is a mouthful, I can assure you that the idea behind this bill is simple and clear: removing obsolete and burdensome regulations so our economy can grow. This legislation creates a commission to identify outdated rules, streamlines and updates our regulatory system, and enforces executive agencies to repeal unnecessary regulations to offset the cost of new ones. As a career small business person, I know firsthand what it is like to operate and grow a business under the burden of excessive regulation. I have met a payroll every week for the last 20 years. I would propose to you, Mr. Chairman, if more of my Democratic colleagues had signed the fronts of paychecks, this Federal Government would produce fewer regulations on businesses today. According to a report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the cost to the economy of regulations is a staggering $2 trillion a year. And we wonder, Mr. Chairman, why manufacturers choose to move their operations outside the United States. Instead of hiring more workers, raising wages and benefits, and investing in technology, many businesses are forced instead to divert investments toward complying with evermore government regulations. This has to change. As I travel in my district, I am often asked how do we reignite the economy. The answer, Mr.…
