[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 35 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    REGULATORY REFORM FOR THE PEOPLE

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                            HON. RON PACKARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 24, 1995
  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, the American people are tired of drowning 
in a sea of red tape. America's regulatory regime has grown into an out 
of control tidal wave. The Republican Regulatory Transition Act, H.R. 
450, represents the first step in turning back the flood of costly and 
excessive Federal regulation.
  We must attempt to control this regulatory wave before the American 
people suffocate from bureaucratic do's and don'ts. Government 
regulations and guidelines restrict personal freedom and economic 
prosperity. Big government intervention more often represents the 
problem rather than the solution. Our Republican Contract With America 
includes regulatory provisions to get Government out of the people's 
lives while promoting economic opportunity. We will roll back taxes on 
investments that create jobs, not smother them.
  Small businesses represent the heart and soul of our economy. 
American taxpayers work hard for every dollar they send to Washington. 
Republicans know this. We continue to work to free America from the 
economically burdensome bureaucratic red tape.
  Mr. Speaker, Government exists to serve the needs of everyone, not 
the interest of a special few. The regulatory reform proposals within 
our Contract With America work to restore Government accountability and 
responsibility. Republicans promise to continue working for what the 
people want--a smaller, less costly and less intrusive Government.


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