Barrasso Releases "The United States of Regulation" Report

Press Release

Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released a report, "The United States of Regulation," that details how small businesses are being hurt in each of America's 50 states by Washington's red tape.

Barrasso writes in the report:

"In 2011 alone, the Obama Administration's proposed and final rules have a cost of over $230 billion and will impose 120 million hours of paper pushing. Every hour of paperwork for Washington bureaucrats is one less hour of innovation for America. A recent Gallup poll showed small business owners say "complying with government regulations' is the most important problem facing them today.

"Republicans are working to cut red tape and make Washington more responsive, effective, and efficient. Senators from states across the country have introduced legislation that will make it cheaper and easier for small businesses to create jobs."

The "United States of Regulation" highlights media reports, and testimony to Congress throughout the year by small business leaders who are speaking out against specific federal regulations.

Examples include:

* Tempe Farming Company (Tempe, Arizona) could see their water rates rise by over $100,000 every year because of an EPA mandate on energy generation.
* Pro-Troll Products (Concord, California) lost 40% of its business because of a federally mandated salmon closure.
* Find Great People (Greenville, South Carolina) estimates their healthcare costs will increase by $62,000 to $76,000 per month because of Obamacare.
* Hourigan's Dairy Farm (Elbridge, New York) faced an EPA water regulation that would have sacrificed 900 family farms.
* Buschur Electric (Minster, Ohio) paid $10,000 for an EPA certification they eventually did not need.

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