Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. I oppose this amendment because it is unnecessary and would result in a biased study by the Government Accountability Office. The study proposed by the amendment focuses excessively on costs to agencies to comply with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and how the bill would affect agencies' abilities to pass new regulations. The study would not focus enough on how the bill would benefit small businesses and lead to better regulations, which is where our focus should be. It is worthwhile to require agencies to finally comply with the law. That is especially true if it means that agencies will reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens and free small businesses to create jobs. In the future, I certainly would like to know whether agencies comply with the Regulatory Flexibility Act as amended by this bill, or whether they remain disobedient. This amendment, however, favors the idea that the bill places too heavy of a burden on regulators. Fundamentally, the purpose of the Regulatory Flexibility Act is to reduce the regulatory burden on small businesses, not on agencies. Job creators, not job regulators, are the key to our economic recovery. Mr. Chairman, for these reasons, I oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.”