Virginia Foxx: “I want to thank my colleague from Colorado for his kind comments about me and my health. I appreciate all condolences.…”

“I want to thank my colleague from Colorado for his kind comments about me and my health. I appreciate all condolences. Mr. Speaker, this resolution also provides for consideration of H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015, which is important legislation to improve the Federal Government's treatment of small businesses. Ensuring we are providing the best environment possible to small businesses is vital to support a sector which employs nearly half of America's private sector workers and generates 63 percent of new private sector jobs. As a former owner of a nursery, I know well the joys and trials of running a small business, and I am pleased that the House is considering these vital provisions. Small businesses do not have the staff or background to identify and comply with ever-growing piles of red tape. Federal regulations disproportionately impact small businesses which led Congress to enact the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires agencies to account better for the impacts of proposed regulations on small businesses and other small entities and to tailor regulations to minimize adverse impacts on these entities. Unsurprisingly, agencies have failed to comply with these requirements in full.…”