Political Quotes

“There is no question that Congress must act immediately to help our Nation's small businesses succeed, create jobs and boost our economy. Unfortunately, instead of moving commonsense legislation to extend the payroll tax cuts for middle class families and enacting the American Jobs Act to help small businesses afford new hires and investments, we are today considering H.R. 527, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act. This legislation, while well intentioned, is a step in the wrong direction. In addition to making it more difficult for agencies to take action to protect workers and the public, it will also slow down agency guidance that could help create certainty and spur job creation. This bill will create ``paralysis by analysis'' by subjecting any action an agency proposes to a lengthy regulatory process. Even agency guidance issued to small businesses clarifying how well they can comply with existing rules will be slowed down considerably. This is why I've put forward an amendment to improve this bill and to cut through the additional red tape that it creates when it matters most, which is when new jobs are on the line. My amendment simply says that the new administrative hurdles that this bill creates will not apply to any rule, final rule or guidance that the Director of OMB determines will result in net job creation.…”