May 19, 2010 Reading Time: < 1 minute

“The U.S. Congress should be forced to take the same oath that doctors take to “first do no harm.” Because more often than not, under the guise of “fixing” a problem, Washington makes things much, much worse for hard-working middle-class families and small businesses.

That’s precisely the problem with the financial regulation bill that’s before the Senate right now. Instead of strengthening our financial system, this legislation will stifle economic growth and job creation, strangle critical credit, send U.S. jobs overseas and add more burdensome, costly and misguided regulation onto the backs of struggling businesses.” Read more.

 “Financial Regulation Bill Will Hurt Main Street”
Orrin Hatch
The Salt Lake Tribune, May 18, 2010.
 
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