our ports are extremely critical to the well-being of this Nation.

So I am going to work on figuring out how we can remove bureaucratic red tape to get more capital out to my small businesses.

I think being able to solve some of our relations between employers and employees should be a democratic process.

I met with over 50 small businesses. And I had given them questionnaires, and I asked them to tell me, what regulations do you feel are burdensome?

I think it is going to hinder us, hinder us considerably.

We don't want the FAA to become the Sky IRS, a collection bureaucracy that is focused on billing agents, collection agents, and auditors.

the number of final economically significant rules in the first years of the Obama Administration--this is not widely known--but it is actually lower than the preceding two years and lower than the average under President Bush.

they are not interested in listening. And that is very frustrating, particularly when you have an industry that could be impacted as greatly as general aviation.

The cost saving strategy can actually help Washington address our out-of-control Federal debt and help create jobs.

I want to thank you very much for what you do for our country and, you know, help us fight the battle to get the taxes down, to get regulations down so that you have a truly level playing field.

I plan to send a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The GAO requesting a report on the efficiency of trade promotion, the efficiency of the Trade Commission, coordinating committee, and the barriers faced by small business exporters.