NFIB/Kentucky joined the National Association of Manufacturers on Sept. 25 to host a small-business forum in Bowling Green on the need for Washington to pass sensible regulations.
U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie attended the and discussed his concerns about what regulatory expansion is doing to Kentucky businesses. He also voiced concerns with the Obama administration’s efforts to change the rules through administrative actions rather than by working with Congress.
Excessive regulation creates special problems for small businesses, said Tom Underwood, state director of NFIB/Kentucky. Small businesses often don’t have a compliance officer, environmental engineer or in-house legal counsel, he said.
“The fact is most of the time they don’t find out about a change in regulation until someone is there writing them a citation, and at that point it’s too late,” Underwood said.
Small businesses stay in communities and help to build them up, he said.
“We didn’t build the United States on a foundation of paperwork,” Underwood said. “We built it on hard work and getting out in the field and doing something.”
To learn more about the need for sensible regulations, visit our website, http://www.sensibleregulations.org.
