Republicans Ask Businesses Which Rules to Rewrite

[sabra]

Source: CNBC/NYT

Companies spend millions of dollars each year complaining to Congress about burdensome laws and regulations, pressing their concerns in public campaigns and in private meetings. They rarely wait for invitations.

Last month a senior House Republican, Representative Darrell Issa of California, nevertheless dispatched letters to 150 companies, trade groups and research organizations asking them to identify federal regulations that are restraining economic recovery and job growth.

Mr. Issa, incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said the concerns of businesses had been ignored by the Obama administration as it pursued what he described as an unprecedented regulatory expansion.

The responses have been predictable but, in asking, Mr. Issa also is underscoring the commitment of the new House majority to help business by curtailing government.

“A lot of people have felt shut out of the process the last few years, and they have welcomed the opportunity to give input,” said Kurt Bardella, a spokesman for Mr. Issa.

The rejoinder from Democrats perhaps also was predictable.

“This is even more evidence that House Republicans are in the business of protecting corporate special interests instead of creating middle-income jobs,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/id/40921779

[Tippy]

1. The minute we do something for the voters

Republicans can't wait to undo it...

[bpcmxr]

2. As painfully unfunny as I generally find P.J. O'Rourke to be,

I think he pretty much nailed it with the title of his 1992 book on the U.S. government, "Parliament of Whores".

[Mr. Sparkle]

3. "bought off" "paid for" and fascists spring to mind after reading that article.

Do the republicans have no shame? Years ago to used to hide this kinda stuff. Its like they think they own the media can can shape political dialogue ..... oh wait!

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Don't worry! Our liberal media will expose them!

[freshwest]

11. ...

:rofl:

[Thav]

5. Silly Rep. Issa

He confused "economic recovery and job growth" with "profit" again.

[SpiralHawk]

6. RepubliToadies immediately fall to their knees to fellate RepubliCorp

while merrily crapping upon the citizens of the USA. As usual.

Ptooey on RepubliPiggishness.

[freshwest]

12. Another Bill Hicks fan!

[jmowreader]

7. I have no idea why they did this...

The standard GOP answer to "which regulations are stifling economic recovery and job growth?" is "why, all of them!"

[Blue_Tires]

8. The Chamber of Commerce is about to get the return on their investments...

[classysassy]

9. Haven't we been down this road before?

Some of us never learn from past mistakes.While those evil,money grubbing,lying republicans were in power before it would seem we should have learned something about their M.O. They are for big business,and the wealthy,they care nothing about the poor or minorities ,yet those two groups helped put them back in power.We can only hope and pray that the ones that put them in the majority will wake from from their slumber before 2012 and help rid this country of our real enemies.

[freshwest]

10. In closely related story, the fox was invited into the hen house to explain his nutritional needs.