NEWSRELEASE
For Release: April 22, 2003
Contact: John McDowell (202) 205-6941
john.mcdowell@sba.gov
03-18 ADVO
Chief Counsel For Advocacy Applauds Small Business As Stewards
Of The Environment
Federal Official In Charge Of Removing Regulatory Barriers Visits Austin
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Thomas M. Sullivan, is set to meet with Governor Perry, Texas House and Senate Leaders, and small business owners Tuesday while in Austin promoting policies that will remove regulatory barriers that stifle job growth and entrepreneurship.
Sullivan came to testify on behalf of House Bill 2390, sponsored by Rep. Robby Cook (D-Eagle Lake). The bill would help to remove barriers to entrepreneurship by making Texas regulations more small business friendly. By signing Executive Order 13272, President Bush singled out Sullivan’s Office of Advocacy as the lead office in the President’s drive to tear down regulatory barriers to job creation. As part of this drive, the Office of Advocacy has made available model legislation for states to use in creating friendlier regulatory environments. HB 2390 is a result of this effort.
While visiting Austin, Sullivan took the opportunity to highlight small business’ contribution to environmental protection. “Today, Earth Day, is a day to reflect on the quality of life here in the United States,” he said. “Small business owners on Main Street America are stewards of the environment. They are leaders in their communities who take action to ensure that neighborhoods are safe for their children, their customers, their neighbors, and their friends,” he continued.
While visiting Lewis Sign Builders of Austin, Texas Sullivan noted the incredible contributions of small businesses that are paving the way for innovators who care about the environment. “Innovative, fast-growing small firms, nicknamed ‘gazelles’, now generate an incredible amount of the new jobs in the United States,” he said. “What’s more, many of these firms, the green gazelles, produce important environmental innovations. “Green gazelles hold the promise of creating new solutions to our environmental problems. We all benefit when these small businesses, in an effort to improve their bottom line, create innovative, environmentally friendly products and services,” he concluded.
For more information on “Green Gazelles” visit
www.greengazelles.org, and for more information on the Office of Advocacy visit www.sba.gov/advo.###
Created by Congress in 1976, the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent voice for small business within the federal government. Appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy directs the office. The Chief Counsel advances the views, concerns, and interests of small business before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, federal courts, and state policy makers. Economic research, policy analyses, and small business outreach help identify issues of concern. Regional Advocates and an office in Washington, DC, support the Chief Counsel’s efforts. For more information on the Office of Advocacy, visit
www.sba.gov/advo, or call (202) 205-6533.