On the recordJanuary 6, 2016
Here in Washington, it is often difficult to see the true breadth and effect of the nearly $2 trillion regulatory burden imposed by Federal regulations, but in my Pennsylvania district, you see these burdens in everyday life. Across the spectrum of businesses, the struggle with regulatory compliance is an ever-present drag on creating jobs, economic growth, and innovation. I hear the same stories from small, family-owned restaurants, to mechanics, shop owners, and even landscapers. Due to decades of regulation from Washington, they are forced to focus as much time or more on compliance instead of running their businesses. These are real costs in dollars that are lost to needless and, in many cases, outdated red tape. The SCRUB Act will start the process of unraveling years of convoluted, sometimes contradictory, regulations and eliminating the costs that come with them. It is a bill that will modernize our Code of Federal Regulations for the 21st Century by eliminating regulations from the last one. Just as important, it is a bill that will lessen the amount of money spent by our government in enforcing regulations that are no longer needed. I am proud to cosponsor this piece of legislation, and I urge all my colleagues to support it.
