Political Quotes

“it was 1 year ago today when during the flurry of activity that accompanied the floor action with respect to the Contract with America that this Chamber passed overwhelmingly several pieces of legislation, all combined to relax the stranglehold that the various agencies have had for generations over our small business community. These regulations have served over the years to strangle competition, to subdue the freedom to exercise new ideas and innovative ways to bring new products and new services to the marketplace. So, as part of the Contract With America, the House endeavored very early, right at the outset of the new legislative year in 1995, to bring about hearings and examination of the issues involved. As a result we are now poised here in this week of legislative action to put the final touches on some of these relief measures for our small business. Some of the important features that we have taken into the regulation reform arena are, No. 1, we have strengthened the hand of counsel for the Small Business Administration who before had a role to play, under the original act, in advising, so to speak, the small business community as to the impact of regulations.”