WASHINGTON – Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), voted in support of H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act which passed the full House on Thursday by a vote of 260-163. The Congressman, a member of the Small Business Committee, is a cosponsor of the legislation which will subject all federal agency rulemaking to scrutiny from small business review panels to study the direct and indirect costs of new regulations to small businesses.

“Regulations by the Obama Administration are driving hard working Americans on Main Street out of business. Across the Big First District, I hear over and over again about how the red tape coming out of Washington is stifling economic growth and hindering innovation for small business owners. It is Main Street businesses, our small businesses, that are the heart and soul of our economy and which without there will be no economic recovery.

“I am happy to see my Republican colleagues in the House are prioritizing legislation that puts businesses first – and not special interests. This bill is a necessary first step in preventing any additional bureaucratic red tape from crushing small business productivity and preventing economic growth. While our work fighting against big government regulations such as the proposed Waters of the United States rule and the listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken is far from finished, this bill will limit the ability of unelected bureaucrats to regulate us to death.

“It is time for some red tape relief. It is time for some regulatory certainty. It is time to free up Main Street so they can kick start our economy – and get America back to work.”