[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     STOP EXCESSIVE REGULATION NOW

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, one thing is certain: Excessive 
government regulations are hurting America's economy and strangling job 
creation.
  Just this year, new regulations cost our economy almost $100 billion, 
and this is just the cost of new regulations this year. The Small 
Business Administration estimates that regulations cost our economy 
approximately $1.75 trillion annually. This is unacceptable.
  With over 14 million Americans out of work, we can't afford these 
excessive government regulations. But instead of creating jobs, 
President Obama would rather create more regulations that kill jobs and 
burden small businesses.
  Now, House Republicans have done the exact opposite. As part of the 
House Republican Plan for America's Job Creators, we're fighting to 
reduce the regulatory burdens to empower small businesses to create 
jobs. We've passed over 20 bills that will create much needed jobs 
right now.
  President Obama and Senate Democrats need to work for job creation, 
not against it, because the people of eastern and southeastern Ohio and 
all Americans deserve better.

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