[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 180 (Thursday, December 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H6368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      SMALL BUSINESSES UNDER SIEGE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Tiffany). The Chair recognizes the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, small businesses are the strength of our 
economy, employing half of all Americans and driving prosperity across 
our communities and our country. We all know that.
  Yet, these businesses are continually put under siege by an avalanche 
of Federal regulations. The Biden administration has imposed $1.5 
trillion in regulatory costs and 326 million hours of paperwork on 
small businesses. That is hard to believe, but it is true. That is time 
and money that entrepreneurs should be spending to grow their 
businesses and, of course, create jobs.
  That is why I strongly support the Prove It Act, which we will be 
voting on today. This legislation forces Federal agencies to analyze 
the true costs of their regulations and consider the direct and 
indirect burdens on small businesses, which is so very important.

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  It allows small businesses to challenge unfair rules, ensures greater 
transparency, and even exempts entrepreneurs from regulations if 
agencies fail to comply with these requirements.
  Small businesses should be able to focus on expanding operations, 
hiring workers, and serving their customers, not navigating the Federal 
Government's continuous red tape.
  The Prove It Act will empower businessowners, protect jobs, and 
restore common sense to our regulatory process. Let's defend the 
American entrepreneurial spirit by passing the Prove It Act and 
unleashing the full potential of every small business throughout our 
country and certainly throughout my State, the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania.

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