Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, streamlining our Nation's regulatory system and eliminating overhanded regulations in our Nation's small businesses is a good idea. Paperwork reduction is an important part of these reforms, and who could be against reducing paperwork? But what we are talking about today is far more important than just paperwork reduction. In our eagerness to shred paperwork, it is important that we be careful not to shred basic protections in areas like food safety, nursing home care, the environment and crime control. These regulations can often mean the difference between life or death. At first glance, this bill sounds like a godsend, but, as the old saying goes, the devil is in the details, and the details here are a one-size-fits-all, blanket waiver for even deliberate violations of Federal law and Federal reporting requirements, that could result in serious and grave consequences to our public safety.”