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“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, since 2008, the term of the current administration, for the first time since records have been kept, we have a net reduction in small businesses, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. I am going to say that again. We have, for the first time in recorded history, a net reduction in small businesses in this country. There is a study that was done in 2012 by the National Association of Manufacturers. It says for small manufacturers--for small manufacturers--the cost per employee of complying with regulations is $35,000. There is another study that was done for the SBA that determined that $15,000 per family--per household--is the cost of complying with regulations in the United States. This is absolutely a burden on our families. It is a burden on our economy. Now, at the same time, the administration is out there talking about the promotion of free trade agreements around the country. Explain to me how we are going to be able to compete on a level playing field with these other countries if we are tying the American workers' hands behind their backs and throwing them out there on the field? Mr. Chairman, I am not sure what bill is being described here by some of the previous speakers. This bill sets up a bipartisan commission. You heard numerous examples of regulations that are outdated that might have made a ton of sense in the 1940s and the 1950s. It is 2016. We need to take a fresh look at this.…”