Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I was proud to work with my colleagues on the committee in developing the Cement Regulatory Relief Act. Let's just take a quick gander at what's happened here. Last September, the EPA released new regulations--that's kind of a theme we've been hearing a lot lately--new regulations on the American cement industry. These new requirements will cost $3.4 billion, it will close 18 of America's 100 cement plants, and leave 20,000 more Americans without jobs. In my district alone, the 11th Congressional District in Illinois, 155 companies use that cement daily. This is the same story, but just a little bit of a different subject: the same story of over-regulation, more government, more rules, more paperwork, more disclaimers, more everything that people are sick of in Washington, D.C. This is just more of it. This is typical of over- regulation. Somebody comes up with an idea and says, what's the sane thing to do here, or what can we do that will way overstep the role of the Federal Government? Well, that's exactly what came down within the rules. All we want to do is give a little more time for the cement industry, instead of saying, well, this is catching us flatfooted again, 18 of our plants are going to close, we're looking at this and saying, how can we keep these open and create jobs? There's been a lot of talk in this body, as there should be, about creating jobs, about the economy. Look, I'm 100 percent in.…”