Dems Again Ignore the Needs of Job Creators by Opposing Efforts to Cut Red Tape
California Democrat Votes Against Requiring More Detailed Assessments of Regulatory Impact on Small Businesses Being Slammed with Red Tape
Washington — Despite the fact that America’s small businesses cite government red tape as their biggest challenge to creating jobs, Lois Capps today voted against a very simple measure to better study the costs involved with implementing new regulations. Capps continues to demonstrate how out of touch she is with what middle-class families in California want, which is for Washington to stop crushing small businesses when their job-creation efforts are needed most in this bad economy.
“Lois Capps and her Democrat leaders have often given lip service to helping small businesses, but quickly throw them under the bus whenever it interferes with their big-government policies,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “By voting against this common-sense proposal, it’s obvious that Capps’ Washington priorities are out of touch with small businesses and middle-class families in California who want Washington to stop making job-creation even more difficult.”
Voters want to help small businesses grow, with 79 percent of voters trusting them as the best source for job creation:
And small businesses currently say their greatest challenge is complying with excessive government regulations:
But House Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi demonstrated how Democrats are quick to dismiss the concerns of small businesses when it interferes with their big-government agenda:
LEADER NANCY PELOSI: But they’re small, little companies.
BARTIROMO: It’s too expensive if you’ve allowed 1,800 companies –
LEADER PELOSI: No, but they’re small. I couldn’t speak to all 1,800 of them, but some of the lists that I have seen have been very, very small companies. They will not have a big impact on the economy of our country.
(CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” 10/28/11)Lois Capps voted against The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act today, which would strengthen requirements to study the costs of new regulations on small businesses. (H.R. 527, Roll Call #880, Passed 263-159: R 235-0; D 28-159, 12/1/11)
Once again Lois Capps today joined her Democrat leaders in brushing aside the concerns of small businesses when it doesn’t suit their big-government agenda. If Capps has her way, small businesses in California will see no relief in sight for the crushing wave of red tape that is hurting their ability to grow and create jobs for the middle-class families who need them.