[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 183 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H8014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HELP OUR ECONOMY GROW

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, the American people are calling on government 
to help the economy grow, but apparently Washington still hasn't gotten 
the message. The onslaught of new government burdens on the economy 
have become unbearable; yet Federal regulators pile on more and more. 
So far this week alone, the Federal Register has over 1,799 pages of 
new rules and regulations facing our Nation's small business owners.
  Mr. Speaker, complex and burdensome regulations drive up the cost of 
doing business and, therefore, drive up unemployment. A great example 
is the EPA's new Cross State Air Pollution Rule. This rule, to be 
imposed by January 1, will not only cause rolling brownouts in places 
like Kansas, but will dramatically drive up the cost of energy 
production, increasing the costs of doing business and, therefore, 
putting more people out of work.
  Mr. Speaker, if both parties are serious about job creation in this 
country, then we must put a stop to the constant attacks on those who 
create jobs.

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