[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 187 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H8202-H8203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           SUPPORT REINS ACT

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. YODER. Madam Speaker, the American economy is crying out for 
certainty. Every day the instability created by new Washington rules, 
regulations, new taxes, et cetera makes it harder for the economy to 
recover and harder for small businesses to create jobs.
  That's why today I stand in full support of the Regulations from the 
Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, known as the REINS Act.
  As our Federal agencies churn out regulations by the truckload, it's 
our small businesses, those very entities that we expect to create jobs 
and are struggling to survive, that are burdened with implementing 
them. In fact, regulations cost the economy $1.75 trillion per year. 
New regulations this year alone will cost business over $60 billion, 
all driving up the cost of doing business and putting more people out 
of work.
  I'm supporting the REINS Act because this legislation will provide

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Americans with an additional level of accountability when it comes to 
job-killing regulations from government agencies.
  Madam Speaker, it's time we stand up for small business owners, and 
it's time we do all that we can to remove the barriers Washington is 
putting in their way. Let's come together as a Congress and help get 
America back to work again.

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