[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4703]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           GET THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY OF JOB CREATORS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, tonight the Statesville Chamber of Commerce 
will host its annual dinner and recognize the individuals, businesses, 
and nonprofits that help make Statesville, North Carolina, thrive.
  Unfortunately, our work here will keep me from joining them. As we 
recognize the great work local organizations like the Statesville 
Chamber do to help local businesses compete, we should remain focused 
on the task of keeping Washington out of their way.
  We have passed numerous bills in the House to cut through bureaucracy 
and get the government out of the way of job creators.
  In the last week of February, the House passed one such bill: the 
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act. UMITA would require 
new Federal rules and regulations to undergo more complete and accurate 
cost analyses.
  With regulations estimated to impose over 87 million hours of 
paperwork on American businesses, I hope this bill passes the Senate 
with the same bipartisan support it received in the House.

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