Darlene Hooley: “anyone who's ever been to Oregon knows that the backbone of our local economy are small businesses and family farms.…”

“anyone who's ever been to Oregon knows that the backbone of our local economy are small businesses and family farms. Unfortunately, the time and money required to keep up with government paperwork prevents them from growing and creating new jobs. For example, I recently heard from a local funeral home owner whose business has been in his family for three generations--and was astounded to learn of the increasing mountain of paperwork that he's had to deal with over that time period. And according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), this individual isn't alone--paperwork counts for one-third of all total federal regulatory costs (over $230 billion a year). I think it would be great if we could get more agencies to work with small businesses to solve their differences instead of immediately taking an adversarial relationship with them. That's why I support the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, because it gives Oregon's entrepreneurs some much-needed relief from federal redtape.”