The Schock Report - What is 41,662 pages long?

Congressman Aaron Schock - Representing the 18th District of Illinois

THE SCHOCK REPORT

Dear Friends,

Today, the House voted on the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, H.R. 4078.

I am a strong supporter of this legislation because I believe that the unprecedented amount and impact of the federal regulations being handed down by un-elected bureaucrats is damaging private-sector job creation and economic growth.

When I visit with small business owners in my district, I consistently hear that economic uncertainty and costly and burdensome regulations are the biggest obstacles keeping them from hiring new workers and expanding their businesses.

H.R. 4078 stems the flow of costly regulations and imposes a freeze on economically significant regulations that harm the economy until unemployment reaches six percent or below. By one estimate, this freeze could save at least $22.1 billion and thousands of jobs.

Source: Joint Economic Council - To learn more about the impact of regulations click the chart.

Since 2009, the Administration has under review over 400 regulations classified as "economically significant" which is defined, according to the Wall Street Journal, as likely to have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy.

In 2012, the Federal Register - where regulations are published - has run 41,662 pages. These regulations that have been published would cost $56.6 billion and result in paperwork that would take 114.1 million hours to complete, or over 13,000 years working 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

The bottom line is that hundreds of these regulations that continue to be added to the Federal Register by bureaucrats in Washington are acting like anchors that continue to drag our economy down. H.R 4078 is another tool to help encourage private-sector job creation and economic growth.

To learn more about the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, and learn more about the impact of Federal Regulations click on the chart in the middle of this email.

Respectfully,
Aaron

Recent News and Clips
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Learn more about what Aaron is doing on the topic of regulations.

On Wednesday, July 18th, Aaron joined Rich and Greg on News Talk Live to discuss what he is working on in Congress.

Aaron speaking on the House floor in support of the vote to repeal President Obama's Affordable Care Act.

Aaron went "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren to discuss the repeal vote in the House.

WEB VIDEO: Aaron on the Need for Comprehensive Tax Reform.

Aaron on MSNBC's Daily Rundown discussing the need for comprehensive tax reform.

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