Political Quotes

“I want to first thank, if I can, the author of this piece of legislation, the gentleman from Kentucky, Geoff Davis. Mr. Davis has distinguished himself among, not only our colleagues, but also, I believe, his strong support of free enterprise and the people of Kentucky in doing his job, and I appreciate the opportunity to be here to help in that endeavor today. I believe that excessive government regulations are a significant barrier to the creation of private sector jobs in America today. This Congress has made job creation a priority. As a matter of fact, we had the minority leader down talking just a few minutes ago about job creation and the priority that it needs to represent. And as a result, we must review regulations which stand in the way of not only having more jobs, but also the overuse of rules and regulations that prohibit and add to jobs and job creation. {time} 1520 That proposal that I believe we need to look at is whether the benefits outweigh any potential economic harm that might come. My amendment requires the agencies submitting the report on a proposal Federal rule to include an assessment of anticipated jobs gained or lost as a result of its implementation and to specify whether those jobs will come from the public or the private sector. This assessment would be part of the cost benefit analysis.…”