[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    PASS THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, 50 days ago, Congress started a revolution to 
change business as usual. We made a pledge with the American people to 
make Government smaller, less expensive, and less intrusive. We have 
worked hard to deliver on this promise.
  Congress has become more accountable than ever before, has started to 
regain the respect of citizens outside the beltway, and has restored 
common sense to the Federal Government. There is still much work to be 
done; we must simplify the Federal regulatory maze as we know it.
  Small businesses spend approximately 6.8 million hours and $510 
billion a year filling out forms and compiling records for the Federal 
Government. These businesses must hire additional lawyers to fill out 
the paperwork, which in turn denies the employer from hiring additional 
workers to produce the company's product or service.
  The Government is a regulatory mess. Let us continue the bipartisan 
spirit this Congress has formed and pass the Paperwork Reduction Act to 
help the small businesses of America.

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