Small firms pay 67 percent more to comply with the Tax Code than do large firms.

Regulations have a substantially higher impact on them than they do on larger business entities.

Small business witness after small business witness has come before us, and constituent after constituent back home, and stated how unworkable the whole thing is.

Putin's goal is to create chaos.

It is my opinion that in recent years America's traditional leadership role around the world has been in great retreat.

I think all four of the witnesses made great suggestions that I think we ought to seriously consider.

America's entrepreneurs are crying out for tax relief and this Committee is listening to them.

In my view, these provisions prioritize government growth through revenue collection over economic growth, and that is exactly the wrong approach.

I believe it was during the Second Intifada, if I am not mistaken.

It is those people who raise their children to aspire to be suicide bombers. Those are the people that should be condemned by the world and not Israel.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act. In response to the previous gentleman's comments, I would just note that none of the regulations that we are…

A longstanding position of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration has been that land management plans developed by the Forest Service and by the Bureau of Land Management are rules and that they are subject to…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

I don't think we need to increase bureaucracy or hire a whole lot more people to implement this. We have plenty of people right now who work for the Federal Government, and I am sure that we can shift some resources around, people can work…

Just a couple of points. First, before speaking in opposition to this amendment, I would note that the ranking member, Ms. Velazquez, and I worked very much in a bipartisan and cooperative manner on a whole range of issues. We have done…

I will be brief, and then I will invite my colleague from Virginia to respond. Just a couple of quick points. First of all, relative to this significant economic impact language that my distinguished colleague from Georgia is talking…

I offer this amendment to address a longstanding problem: agencies not fully analyzing the effects of regulations on small businesses. Under the current Regulatory Flexibility Act, an agency may certify a rule if it expects that the rule…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In section 304(d)(1) of the bill, strike ``and'' at the end. In section 304(d)(2) of the bill, strike the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on this issue. I rise in strong support of H.R. 79, the bipartisan HALOS Act. As the chairman of the House Small Business Committee, I have the honor and pleasure of hearing and…

Chinese bullying has to stop, and it has gotten worse and worse in recent years.

The pivot has really been a sorry excuse for strategy.

I also rise in strong support of this conference report because it provides for our national defense and also supports America's small businesses. As was mentioned, as chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, I have seen…

Last night, my alma mater, the La Salle Lancers, did it again. They won their third straight Ohio high school football championship. By the way, my brother Dave and I both played for La Salle back in the day. La Salle faced a tough…

Libya's now engulfed in not one but two civil wars, the chaos has spread to Mali, and now both countries have become safe havens for al-Qaeda and ISIS.

President Obama has called his administration's failure to adequately plan for a post-Ghadafi Libya the worst mistake of his presidency.