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“Mr. Chairman, again, I thank the gentleman from Texas, with whom I worked closely in developing this amendment, which was legislation we introduced last year and which had dozens of bipartisan cosponsors. In summary, this is an Article I issue. This ensures that when an agency tells Congress, they tell the American public that when the regulation is going to cost a certain amount to comply with, they are held accountable to that. This is about accountability. This is about transparency. My friend from Georgia mentioned that this was ``busywork.'' Mr. Chairman, I want you to think about that for a minute. This applies to major rules that are estimated to cost in excess of $100 million to comply with, and they find it offensive that we ask them to look back one time every 5 years for rules that cost American families over $100 million to comply with every single year? I am offended by that, and I am sure that millions and millions of American families are offended by that as well. It is all summarized by this, Mr. Chairman: since 2009, for the first time in recorded history, we have had a net loss in small businesses in the United States. Regulations are hidden taxes that impact our businesses, that impact our employment opportunities, and that drive jobs to other countries. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.”