[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 35 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               RESTORING REASON TO THE REGULATORY PROCESS

  (Mr. WELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, last fall Republicans promised the American 
people we would reduce the size and cost of the Federal Government and 
we are keeping that promise with unfunded mandates reform and the line-
item veto. We will continue to keep our promise by cutting the Federal 
regulations that are choking the life out of the little guy--small 
business and its consumers.
  Mr. Speaker, Federal regulations are costing consumers over $500 
billion a year. That is right--red tape is costing $10,000 a year for 
the average family of four. These regulations can be even more costly 
to a small business. One small business was fined $6,000 because an 
employee violated OSHA rules when he rescued a coworker trapped under a 
pile of dirt.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to restore reason and common sense 
to the regulatory process. We need to continue to work in a bipartisan 
way to reduce necessary and overbearing Federal regulations.

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