Business regulations and permits
How many rules, licenses, permits and reports government places on businesses and people, what those rules protect against, and what they cost in money and delay.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans17 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Cut regulations and red tape
16 members“I’ll fight to cut red tape and expand access to loans and grants for our small businesses affected by Helene.”View on their website ↗
“Reduce unnecessary red tape while maintaining strong consumer protections”View on their website ↗
“Making things more affordable means being serious about how markets actually work and recognizing when they don’t. It means fixing bottlenecks that artificially drive up prices, from permitting delays to outdated regulations. It means making smart public investments. And it means doing everything possible to create more good, well-paid jobs.”View on their website ↗
“Paige has balanced the city’s books, brought in new businesses, and cut red tape to foster job growth and new homes getting built.”View on their website ↗
“I took on the machine to clean up City Hall and we got to work, for the people, by cutting red tape, fixing our finances, attracting new businesses, putting more cops on the beat, building new parks, and making real reforms.”View on their website ↗
“She fought for more homes, more small businesses, more restaurants, and more parks. She streamlined the city’s permitting process, slashed permit fees, and cut red tape. Her efforts resulted in almost a thousand more homes, more than 250 new shops and eateries, and over 10,000 building permits in three years.”View on their website ↗
“Cut red tape, make permitting make sense, allow more businesses to start, grow and thrive.”View on their website ↗
“Supporting small businesses by cutting red tape, expanding access to affordable capital, and making sure that small businesses can attract talent with expanded access to affordable healthcare.”View on their website ↗
“Cut red tape around permitting and licensing to make it easier to start or grow a business.”View on their website ↗
“Cut Red Tape”View on their website ↗
“Less paperwork, simpler reporting, and faster approvals for small businesses.”View on their website ↗
“Irwin's efforts also have resulted in laws that expanded access to mental health treatment for veterans, streamlined bureaucracy related to California corporations, and supported LGBTQ seniors.”View on their website ↗
“We need to cut red tape and make government work better, so it's easier to build homes, grow small businesses, and improve public infrastructure in our communities”View on their website ↗
“I’ll cut red tape so we can quickly build new homes, expand childcare options, and support our small businesses.”View on their website ↗
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“I think we have to start with undoing the damage that’s been done, and then we can get back to the basics that help us with economic development, which is investing in education, trying to cut red tape out of the way for people to be successful, and making sure that job opportunities are available for people”View on their website ↗
“In Congress, Dr. Pan will work to reduce unnecessary red tape, expand access to affordable capital, and push back on policies that increase uncertainty and drive up costs for small businesses.”View on their website ↗
“I will also focus on cutting the red tape that strangles small businesses because down here the heart of our economy is driven by small local businesses, working families and entrepreneurs.”View on their website ↗
“He also led the food-truck law that cut licensing costs and red tape for small businesses across Colorado.”View on their website ↗
“Supported expanding Colorado's Agricultural Future Loan Program, addressed cattle theft, supported the Cottage Foods Act, and led the law cutting red tape for food trucks.”View on their website ↗
“Small businesses are key to Central Pennsylvania’s economy and in Congress, I will ensure my office helps with SBA loans and I will advocate to cut through red tape so our small businesses can thrive.”View on their website ↗
“Reduce unnecessary regulatory barriers while protecting workers and consumers”View on their website ↗
Make permits and licenses faster and cheaper to get
6 members“Making things more affordable means being serious about how markets actually work and recognizing when they don’t. It means fixing bottlenecks that artificially drive up prices, from permitting delays to outdated regulations. It means making smart public investments. And it means doing everything possible to create more good, well-paid jobs.”View on their website ↗
“She fought for more homes, more small businesses, more restaurants, and more parks. She streamlined the city’s permitting process, slashed permit fees, and cut red tape. Her efforts resulted in almost a thousand more homes, more than 250 new shops and eateries, and over 10,000 building permits in three years.”View on their website ↗
“Cut red tape, make permitting make sense, allow more businesses to start, grow and thrive.”View on their website ↗
“Cut red tape around permitting and licensing to make it easier to start or grow a business.”View on their website ↗
“Less paperwork, simpler reporting, and faster approvals for small businesses.”View on their website ↗
“HB25-1295 to streamline small-business permitting so food truck owners can focus on making delicious food, not on jumping through hoops and filling out redundant paperwork.”View on their website ↗
“He also led the food-truck law that cut licensing costs and red tape for small businesses across Colorado.”View on their website ↗
“Reduced costs for small businesses by approving an increase in the business personal property tax exemption and the minimization of licensing and regulation fees for businesses in their first year of operation.”View on their website ↗
Keep worker and consumer protections while cutting red tape
2 members“Reduce unnecessary red tape while maintaining strong consumer protections”View on their website ↗
“Reduce unnecessary regulatory barriers while protecting workers and consumers”View on their website ↗
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