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Republican Senators Press SBA for Protection of Small Businesses from Regulations

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Three key Republican Senators, Olympia J. Snowe, Orrin G. Hatch, and Michael B. Enzi, have written a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy Chief Counsel Winslow Sargeant, requesting information on the office's efforts to protect small businesses from the onslaught of new regulations stemming from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The Senators expressed concerns about the flood of regulation and the Administration's willingness to bypass small business protections, emphasizing the importance of the Office of Advocacy advocating on behalf of small businesses. They noted that since the passage of PPACA, the Administration has promulgated scores of new federal regulations, with a total of 6,578 pages in the Federal Register containing notices and regulations pertaining to PPACA.

Key Takeaways:

  • Republican Senators Olympia J. Snowe, Orrin G. Hatch, and Michael B. Enzi have written a letter to the SBA Office of Advocacy requesting information on its efforts to protect small businesses from the influx of regulations stemming from PPACA.
  • The Senators expressed concerns about the flood of regulation and the Administration's willingness to bypass small business protections, such as Regulatory Flexibility Act analyses.
  • Since the passage of PPACA, the Administration has promulgated scores of new federal regulations, with a total of 6,578 pages in the Federal Register containing notices and regulations pertaining to PPACA.
  • The Senators emphasized the importance of the Office of Advocacy advocating on behalf of small businesses and vowed to take necessary actions to ensure SBA is adequately advocating for America's small businesses.
  • Senator Snowe serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, while Senator Hatch is the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Enzi is the Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Statistics:

  • 6,578: The total number of pages in the Federal Register containing notices and regulations pertaining to PPACA.
  • 3: The number of Republican Senators who signed the letter to the SBA Office of Advocacy (Olympia J. Snowe, Orrin G. Hatch, and Michael B. Enzi).
  • 1 year: The amount of time that has passed since the passage of PPACA.

Sources:

  • The letter from Senators Olympia J. Snowe, Orrin G. Hatch, and Michael B. Enzi to Winslow Sargeant, Chief Counsel, Office of Advocacy, Small Business Administration.

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