about business owners because they grow our economy and create opportunities for our kids. , andu aren my district you talk to the owners of the paper mill or convenience store, they say the same thing could they are spending -- they say the same thing. they are spending so much time and money complying with government regulations that they cannot grow their business and hire more workers. the competitive price institute calculates that the cost of businesses in america in one year to comply with just federal government regulations is 1.9 chilean dollars. 1.9 chilean dollars. -- $1.9 trillion. these businesses pass on the regulations in their products. our families are spending $15,000 a year for businesses to comply with government regulations. i'm sure that we can agree that businesses need to be fairly regulated, but when the -- those regulations are killing jobs, it is just not right. several years ago, with a highly littlen group with very republican support, the 2300 page dodd-frank bill was passed. since then, there have been rules of regulations and smothering our financial se