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Virginia Foxx: It is not surprising that many Americans think the Federal Government is out of touch. Washington is filled with…

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
It is not surprising that many Americans think the Federal Government is out of touch. Washington is filled with unelected regulators who have never owned a small business or created a job. These regulators are disconnected from the costs their rules impose on small businesses, which amount to roughly $8,000 per employee each year. Regulators fail to see that each unnecessary, duplicative, or contradictory rule they impose forces American entrepreneurs to waste time and money satisfying government instead of hiring new employees or investing in their families. The American people are asking, ``Where are the jobs?'' and they are asking for a government that makes sense. No one is asking for more redtape. House Republicans don't just talk about jobs. We defend them, and we take action to make it easier for job creators to grow and hire. Cutting back Washington's redtape is part of that work. ____________________
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina
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Jul 30, 2013

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