many of the policies in which we are currently engaged are at odds with that requirement for pro-growth imperatives.

Thank you very much to our witnesses--what a terrific panel--for enduring the weather and the voting and all of those things.

The last thing that this Federal Government needs... is more latitude to control, run, and otherwise dictate the lives of the people.

It is for the States and the people to decide under the enumeration clause what latitude to give us.

I am concerned--especially as the Governor of a Right to Work state--about the December announcement of the National Labor Relations Board announcing its intention to publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule requiring almost all…

What we do need to do is make sure that we are governing ourselves accordingly in the States.

Philosophically I agree 100 percent with what you said.

It also sends the signal to our international competitors that we will not be at the table and we are not an important country to negotiate with.

If you look at the Colombia free trade agreement, for example, it is already the case that Colombian companies have free access to American markets.

I appreciate the opportunity to testify before the Committee today to provide an overview of some of the many challenges currently facing manufacturers.

In Virginia we are working to keep taxes low, and regulation and litigation to a minimum in order to free our entrepreneurs and job creators to grow their businesses and create the private sector jobs our citizens need.

Just last week President Obama announced what he called 'A 21st Century regulatory system,' in which his Executive Branch agencies would seek 'affordable, less intrusive means to achieve the same ends-giving careful consideration to…