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For Immediate
Release
11/3/06
CONTACT:
PA
Senate Republican Communications
(717) 787-6725
Robbins Disappointed with Governor's Veto of Legislation
Designed to Protect Small Business
HARRISBURG -- State
Senator Bob Robbins (R-50) today expressed disappointment that Governor Rendell
vetoed legislation designed to protect small business.
Modeled after the federal Regulatory Flexibility Act, House Bill 236
would have simply required state bureaucracies to consider the impact of
proposed regulations on small businesses. This measure is a part of a
package designed to re-establish Pennsylvania as a competitor for jobs
and job opportunities.
Senator Robbins, a cosponsor of the Senate version (Senate Bill 842),
stated, "I am extremely disappointed with today's decision by the
Governor. Small businesses are a vital component of our economy and
need their voice heard by state government."
The
Governor's veto message stated that "not one group supporting the
passage of this legislation" took the Governor's Office up on their
offer to meet.
"This
is simply untrue," said Robbins. "My office tried on several occasions
to meet with the Governor's Office on this legislation, but to no
avail. The last thing government should be doing is throwing roadblocks
in front of the very businesses that drive the economy and create most
of our jobs."
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