NEWSRELEASE
For Release: September 25,
2003
Contact: John McDowell (202) 205-6941
john.mcdowell@sba.gov
SBA Number: 03-48 ADVO
Governor Romney
Praised For Executive Order Mandating
Small Business Friendly Regulation
Signs Order Giving Small Business A Voice In The Regulatory Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. Joined by U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Hector Barreto, Chief Counsel for Advocacy Thomas M. Sullivan today praised Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for signing an Executive Order giving small businesses a voice in the states regulatory process. Sullivan heads the federal office charged with reducing regulatory barriers to entrepreneurial success.
"Massachusetts small business owners have a friend in Governor Romney," said Sullivan. "By signing this Executive Order he's given them a seat at the table when regulatory decisions are made. When their voice is heard, better decisions are made, and that means more jobs and growth for Massachusetts," he said.
Signed by Governor Romney, the Executive Order implements elements of small business friendly regulatory legislation put forward as a model by the Office of Advocacy of the SBA. Barbara Manning, New England Regional Advocate for the SBA, is working closely with Governor Romney to ensure that state agencies consider their impact on small business before imposing regulatory mandates.
By listening to small business, state agencies can ensure that small business resources that would have been spent on overly burdensome new regulations are instead available for hiring new employees and making new investments. At the same time, agencies still meet their regulatory goals, such as higher environmental quality, greater travel safety, better workplace conditions, and increased family financial security.
The Office of Advocacy, the "small business watchdog" of the government, examines the role and status of small business in the economy and independently represents the views of small business to federal agencies, Congress, and the President. It is the source for small business statistics presented in user-friendly formats and it funds research into small business issues.
For more information and the complete text of the model legislation, visit the Office of Advocacy website at www.sba.gov/advo.
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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 Counsels efforts. For more information on the Office of Advocacy, visit www.sba.gov/advo, or call (202) 205-6533.