It's hardly fashionable these days to say something good about Congress. But we must give credit to a group of hardy souls who are taking on America's Leviathan-like regulatory structure. The House and Senate are taking some impressive legislative steps in the war to cut red tape. That would require a 20-minute debate and then a vote on whether to strike the mandate. House members would need just a simple majority to get rid of the costly mandate.
Hidden mandates are an unfair tax on American consumers.
The House has also set its sights on the reams of paperwork Washington bureaucrats dump on unsuspecting small businesses. Rep. David McIntosh, R-Ind., sponsored the bill. Unlike large corporations, most of America's 22 million small businesses lack the legal expertise that can keep them from making mistakes when filling out the mountains of paperwork thrust upon them. Fines for such errors can be stiff, forcing many small businesses into bankruptcy. It requires federal agencies to create a hotline for small businesses that need answers and guidance when filling out federal paperwork.