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The Small Business Administration states that federal regulations cost our economy $1.75 trillion per year. In Congress, I have been committed to promoting legislation that generates an economic environment that allows individuals and businesses to do what they do best: innovate, and produce and create goods and services that contribute to our economy and spur critical job creation.

I cosponsored and voted for H.R. 10, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, which would require congressional approval of major rules issued by the executive branch that will have an impact of $100 million or more before they may take effect. H.R. 10 passed the House of Representatives, with my vote in support, on December 7, 2011, and is also awaiting further action by the U.S. Senate.

In addition, I am a cosponsor of H.R. 2898, the Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011. H.R. 2898 prohibits any federal agency from taking any significant regulatory action until the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports a monthly unemployment rate equal to or less than 7.7%.