Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 78, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. I thank the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner) for leading this effort in the House. This bill is technically about something called economic analysis or cost-benefit analysis. That may sound like Ph.D. economics, but it is really about kitchen table economics because, Mr. Chairman, it is truly about whether we are going to have a stronger economy--one that creates good-paying jobs so that parents can afford to raise their children today and these same children can have a brighter future tomorrow. It is about making sure we have an accountable government that expands personal opportunity, not government bureaucracy. Mr. Chairman, I think we all know that small businesses are truly America's job engine. They create nearly two-thirds of all new jobs in our economy. Our economy works better for all when small businesses can focus on creating jobs and on serving their customers rather than navigating needless government red tape. Unfortunately, for America's small businesses, bureaucratic red tape has no better friend than the Obama administration. It has issued more than 4,400 final regulations, with an astronomical cost to all of us of $1 trillion. Just since the election on November 8, the Obama administration had cynically issued 145 midnight regulations with a cost of more than $21 billion.…”