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because to the extent that we're able to identify funding for this initiative, which i think is laudable, we would still be making a trade-off verses those of their essential needs and that needs to be part of the discussion. that is our fiscal reality. i want to commend the budget analyst for a very good report and identifying the expenditure impact and the revenue. i will say that i think that it is a good analysis. there is definitely some guest work involved. they did a thoughtful and intelligent analysis. there are some assumptions in their such as that we would not to provide extra service. we already have quite a number of lines and some of the youth in this room know that they are beyond capacity right now, particularly in the afternoons. i have gotten some complaints from both students and it non students trying to get on our vehicles in the afternoon. the budget analyst report assumes no capacity increases as a result of this which is an underlying assumption of how much more ridership we would get from this initiative. >> i think they assume capacity increase, they just don't
because to the extent that we're able to identify funding for this initiative, which i think is laudable, we would still be making a trade-off verses those of their essential needs and that needs to be part of the discussion. that is our fiscal reality. i want to commend the budget analyst for a very good report and identifying the expenditure impact and the revenue. i will say that i think that it is a good analysis. there is definitely some guest work involved. they did a thoughtful and...
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we would like to use the new graduation requirements as an example, a very laudable policy the board passed. there are some unintended consequences and issues that need to be addressed. all students at a high school have a six period schedule. those creates challenges. if a student has to be in an english-language lerner, the challenge to fit english language development, and we are being monitored, on top of the requirements for english- language arts. there are not enough periods of the day to accommodate all the requirements for curriculum. that is a consequence we need to address. students with disabilities, it is a challenge to offer access to electives as well, and what we do not want to do is limit the scope of what a student studies in high school in order to accomplish curriculum at the expense of broad based curriculum that gives students the opportunity to engage in art and electives and all of those things didn't go to school to read and write about. implementation requires a variety of priority areas, and this is just one example of the kind of integrated coherent approa
we would like to use the new graduation requirements as an example, a very laudable policy the board passed. there are some unintended consequences and issues that need to be addressed. all students at a high school have a six period schedule. those creates challenges. if a student has to be in an english-language lerner, the challenge to fit english language development, and we are being monitored, on top of the requirements for english- language arts. there are not enough periods of the day...
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but i think it is amazing and laudable but they're out there trying to save these gang members that they're out there restingarresting. that is officer cafe and officer sans, and i think they deserve a great big round of applause. [applause] again, i cannot go into too much detail about the program because we cannot risk exposing these kids were trying to get away from the gangs. as the press release indicated, in cooperation with the community is paramount, and we realize that. these are some of the organizations that we collaborate with. you saw four recognized mini that we work with. i am sorry that susana rojas left. but at this time, i would like alfredo to come over here alfr. alfred no has worked with many organizations within the mission. he was a critical partner with us during the early part of the year when we had the serious gang violence that i mentioned in february of this year. it really could have gotten out of hand. but alfredo was out there on the street every day. he was a tremendous partner. if we recognize some other people and some people were kind of getting the credi
but i think it is amazing and laudable but they're out there trying to save these gang members that they're out there restingarresting. that is officer cafe and officer sans, and i think they deserve a great big round of applause. [applause] again, i cannot go into too much detail about the program because we cannot risk exposing these kids were trying to get away from the gangs. as the press release indicated, in cooperation with the community is paramount, and we realize that. these are some...
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with a laudable reactions to a speech comments one thing i was told earlier was that the section hast to 1910/harrison. that is where they are setting up another area at a 19 t h space street/harrison. reporting live, daniel villareal. kron 4 news. >>pam: the san francisco bay area is one of the most wealthy destination according to the research firm, 4230 people are worth at least $30 million. that is just the word be going los angeles of the super rich list. new york is the no. 1 on the list. if you are planning to shop for the new iphone tomorrow? you might want to avoid a shopping in the morning. dan kerman reports that the stores could be closed. among the rival of the iphone 4s has meet apple's stores b.. and it has made ample stores busy. however, steve jobs death will be observed by employees privately tomorrow. it is being held at the cupertino headquarters. stores will likely be closed for at least 90 minutes beginning at 10:00 a.m. in san francisco, dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> low 70's for a number of spots. 70's in mountain view. although upper 70's through los gatos. we
with a laudable reactions to a speech comments one thing i was told earlier was that the section hast to 1910/harrison. that is where they are setting up another area at a 19 t h space street/harrison. reporting live, daniel villareal. kron 4 news. >>pam: the san francisco bay area is one of the most wealthy destination according to the research firm, 4230 people are worth at least $30 million. that is just the word be going los angeles of the super rich list. new york is the no. 1 on the...
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was there was no joy for russia's top ranked pentagon usually as he crashed last to spain's formal laudable one final call us or era in straight sets. now over in america super bowl champions the green bay packers came from behind to beat the arms of balkans twenty five fourteen time their fist win of the season and remain unbeaten in the n.f.l. lands who are trying to make up for last season's any barras thing all to a twenty one playoff defeat to green bay and managed to hold them off in the first half before racing for fourteen you need a second to get the georgia dome rocking michael turner touchdown but the home fans soon lost their cheer green bay edge their way back with three field goals for mason caused me. to change their names on a seventy yard touchdown the packers ahead greg jennings then stretched the lead to twenty two fourteen twelve if you tackled the catching rogers throat. before the beautiful crosby gave the more daylight atlanta did get their best to get back but green bay made sure there was no way through intercepted falcons quarterback matt ryan to snuff out any figh
was there was no joy for russia's top ranked pentagon usually as he crashed last to spain's formal laudable one final call us or era in straight sets. now over in america super bowl champions the green bay packers came from behind to beat the arms of balkans twenty five fourteen time their fist win of the season and remain unbeaten in the n.f.l. lands who are trying to make up for last season's any barras thing all to a twenty one playoff defeat to green bay and managed to hold them off in the...
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that void the result will be greater sources of energy, increasing the use of green energy is a laudable goal. we have done this successfully in my home state. we have used renewable sources to expand our entire supply not to replace the conventional generation. are responsible for roughly 2/3 of the electricity generated in this country. affordable electricity when the federal agencies target america pause two top fuel generations for electricity? you cannot. is not confined to this administration did. it has been wrongly tarred by i happen to take a different view. i welcome the continued development of coal as an of job creation in america of. , allowing that industry to invest in research and development is the best way for us to pursue clean coal technology. premise that the environment. pro- american, pro-jobs energy policy. under developed and can ensure clear development of conventional sources. the epa's war on american fossil fuel production comes despite fact that they cannot point to a single incident of on-site in the production of natural gas. not one instance. administrati
that void the result will be greater sources of energy, increasing the use of green energy is a laudable goal. we have done this successfully in my home state. we have used renewable sources to expand our entire supply not to replace the conventional generation. are responsible for roughly 2/3 of the electricity generated in this country. affordable electricity when the federal agencies target america pause two top fuel generations for electricity? you cannot. is not confined to this...
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green energy -- this is a laudable goal. we have done this successfully in my state. but we have used renewable natural gas and coal are responsible for roughly two- thirds of the allegis the generated in this country. how can we have stable and affordable electricity when the federal agency's target the top generation sources. not confined just to this administration. party. but i happen to take a different view. i welcome the continued development of coal as an in america, allowing that in research and development is the best way for us to pursue clean coal technology. i do not accept the premise or environment. it is time for a balanced energy policy. technology is in place today and insure in a development of conventional sources. if the epa continues a war on that they cannot point to a single incident of unsafe hydraulic fracturing in the pursuit of natural gas as, not one of them, and if this administration and their environmental activists have their way, in shutting down gas production and coal production, the obama legacy will be more than 2.4 million energy
green energy -- this is a laudable goal. we have done this successfully in my state. but we have used renewable natural gas and coal are responsible for roughly two- thirds of the allegis the generated in this country. how can we have stable and affordable electricity when the federal agency's target the top generation sources. not confined just to this administration. party. but i happen to take a different view. i welcome the continued development of coal as an in america, allowing that in...
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with the laws protecting against disability discrimination, and in some ways in many ways a was a laudable effort to try to make sure we get access regardless of ability was granted to everyone but what we did in some ways was to simply look at structures, physical structures. the changes of putting in a report later and then we walked away. we didn't really think about all the different ways and didn't think about the way people with disabilities are excluded, and some of those have to do with our own mind set about how we think of the capability of individuals and how we judge individuals who might have a physical incapacity, and that has never taken place. i think that is where the discussion had to begin. with our thinking about what the value of individuals are. wherever they are. and i talk primarily about race and danger because that is my experience. but i know have a lot to learn about things we need to change in terms of how we value people who may not have physical access to all the opportunities that the country has to offer. and so that, i agree, is not something i talk about
with the laws protecting against disability discrimination, and in some ways in many ways a was a laudable effort to try to make sure we get access regardless of ability was granted to everyone but what we did in some ways was to simply look at structures, physical structures. the changes of putting in a report later and then we walked away. we didn't really think about all the different ways and didn't think about the way people with disabilities are excluded, and some of those have to do with...
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that their differences divide them from achieving laudable accomplishments. as speaker, here has been a participant drop the life of this regional experiments in engineering. he is no stranger to the united states or to anyone in this room. he was born on february 15, 1945. one does not put a that specificity of the detail in a resume or curriculum the tape. in this case, it was not only the day after valentine's day, it was also the day after the historic meeting between the speakers grandfather franklin allen -- franklin delano roosevelt. which sealed what had already begun to be a seed. it had begun to bud and would, in time, bloom. it would also block some. with regard to this special bilateral relationship. he came to his position of leadership and influence in the positions and policies as part of his noble family. they lost one of their most prominent members in the last two weeks. the prince it did his formative education at lawrenceville, new jersey. not far from princeton. he also did his undergraduate work at georgetown university. so many people i
that their differences divide them from achieving laudable accomplishments. as speaker, here has been a participant drop the life of this regional experiments in engineering. he is no stranger to the united states or to anyone in this room. he was born on february 15, 1945. one does not put a that specificity of the detail in a resume or curriculum the tape. in this case, it was not only the day after valentine's day, it was also the day after the historic meeting between the speakers...
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i would also like to commend them for setting such a laudably ambitious target. i would like to urge the government to act on multilateral efforts. we must reach an international consensus on this issue. otherwise the efforts that we go to as an individual nations will not be enough to give a decisive change to the global warming that we face. furthermore, i would like the government to focus on adapt to go the climate change that we know is inevitable to a certain degree. because carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for such a long amount of time, wenow that in the coming decades we will fac certain changes to our climate which will adversely effect us if we are not prepared. we will see hotter and drier summers, and we will see warmer and wetter winters. and we need to be prepared for any consequences that may arise as a result of that. so again, i'd like to thank the government for putting forward targets for carbon emission, but this cannot be our sole focus if we are looking at climate change. >> please say who your. >>avid ogachay, cyp, united kingdom.
i would also like to commend them for setting such a laudably ambitious target. i would like to urge the government to act on multilateral efforts. we must reach an international consensus on this issue. otherwise the efforts that we go to as an individual nations will not be enough to give a decisive change to the global warming that we face. furthermore, i would like the government to focus on adapt to go the climate change that we know is inevitable to a certain degree. because carbon...
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the bill requires a report that is laudable. unfortunates only reasonable provision of this bill. h.r. 1996 should concern all of us. the negative impact veterans, seniors, public health and businesses. in 1998 chia reports on 1994, 98% of the applications submitted 87% of dollars rewarded when social security disability cases and veterans disability cases. two of our favorite constituencies. based on those numbers come in this bill would prevent the awarding of fees disproportionately in cases brought by nonprofit veterans groups challenging the va for systematic delay. this discourages kind of the cases and leads to individual veterans to bring the cases at most veterans cannot afford to do so. likewise the bill also discourages the delete programs from cases on behalf of senior citizens. further because nature 1996 bars recovery of these are most nonprofits and citizens will discourage environmental groups bringing actions to its environmental laws that protect our public health and lands. in light of the impact on our veterans, seniors and public health and land in many other
the bill requires a report that is laudable. unfortunates only reasonable provision of this bill. h.r. 1996 should concern all of us. the negative impact veterans, seniors, public health and businesses. in 1998 chia reports on 1994, 98% of the applications submitted 87% of dollars rewarded when social security disability cases and veterans disability cases. two of our favorite constituencies. based on those numbers come in this bill would prevent the awarding of fees disproportionately in cases...
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the fund has achieved laudable success. ey how have penetration rates in excess of 59%. no instruction buildout in our history has done so much to bind the nation together. additionally, it has enabled minimums of jobs and brought new opportunities to just about every expect of our lives. some stark challenges remain, particularly in native areas. the shocking statistic in indian country is a telephone penetration rate that hovers in the high 50th america tile. getting broadband to native areas is a singh singh which will challenge to imminents reform, and it's the only way we can stenthe full range of advanced communication services to places where those services will not otherwise go. the big news here, of course, is that universal service finally going broadband. this is something i have an advocated for along time. it's something a decade or more overtie and something strongly backed. it's essential to prosperity and well-being for our country. they are the essential tools of this generation, like hoe and he partly cloudy the shovel and the saw were to our forebearer
the fund has achieved laudable success. ey how have penetration rates in excess of 59%. no instruction buildout in our history has done so much to bind the nation together. additionally, it has enabled minimums of jobs and brought new opportunities to just about every expect of our lives. some stark challenges remain, particularly in native areas. the shocking statistic in indian country is a telephone penetration rate that hovers in the high 50th america tile. getting broadband to native areas...
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green energy is a laudable goal. we have done it successfully in my own state.enewable the conventional generation. of the electricity generated in this country. how can we have a stable and federal agencies target the top to fuel generation sources for electricity. you cannot. it is not confined to this administration. it has been wrongly targeted by members of my own party. i happen to take a different view. i welcome the continued development of coal as an creation in america. allowing that industry to in research and development is the best way for us to pursue clean coal technology. i do not accept the premise. i do not accept the choice that we must pick between energy and the environment. pro- american, a pro-jobs energy policy. and under developed that can him cleaner development of traditional sources. the fact that they cannot point to a single incident of unsafe hydraulic fracturing in the pursuit of natural gas. not one incident. lost in gas and coal. the choice of selection is between two very different visions in the country. it would kill jobs thr
green energy is a laudable goal. we have done it successfully in my own state.enewable the conventional generation. of the electricity generated in this country. how can we have a stable and federal agencies target the top to fuel generation sources for electricity. you cannot. it is not confined to this administration. it has been wrongly targeted by members of my own party. i happen to take a different view. i welcome the continued development of coal as an creation in america. allowing that...
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the fund has achieved laudable success. ey how have penetration rates in excess of 59%. no instruction buildout in our history has done so much to bind the nation together. additionally, it has enabled minimums of jobs and brought new opportunities to just about every expect of our lives. some stark challenges remain, particularly in native areas. the shocking statistic in indian country is a telephone penetration rate that hovers in the high 50th america tile. getting broadband to native areas is a singh singh which will challenge to imminents reform, and it's the only way we can stenthe full range of advanced communication services to places where those services will not otherwise go. the big news here, of course, is that universal service finally going broadband. this is something i have an advocated for along time. it's something a decade or more overtie and something strongly backed. it's essential to prosperity and well-being for our country. they are the essential tools of this generation, like hoe and he partly cloudy the shovel and the saw were to our forebearer
the fund has achieved laudable success. ey how have penetration rates in excess of 59%. no instruction buildout in our history has done so much to bind the nation together. additionally, it has enabled minimums of jobs and brought new opportunities to just about every expect of our lives. some stark challenges remain, particularly in native areas. the shocking statistic in indian country is a telephone penetration rate that hovers in the high 50th america tile. getting broadband to native areas...
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he says the thinness that i managed in college didn't reflect laudable self-control.and laxatives. my borderline obesity in my mid-30s wasn't a sign of drift, professionally i was working harder and more reliablely than ever. and my sustained anguish over my waistline and tortured efforts to regulate it bespoke a kind of shallowness and vanity that i'm not looking for in politicians. it seems too prevalent among them already. no two stomachs are precisely alike and i know where of i speak. i was born with such a fierce, unappeaseable hunger that as a toddler i threw screaming fits if i didn't get, say, a third hamburg hamburger. he is talking about the american condition, by the way. for a lot of people. >> well, i think for a lot of people. but richard, there is something, though, about the stress of the job being president of the united states that i think may be natural selection that we haven't had an obese president since taft. it is a hard job. the campaign the way they do, to be on the go nonstop. there's a reason why most are in great shape. >> absolutely. but
he says the thinness that i managed in college didn't reflect laudable self-control.and laxatives. my borderline obesity in my mid-30s wasn't a sign of drift, professionally i was working harder and more reliablely than ever. and my sustained anguish over my waistline and tortured efforts to regulate it bespoke a kind of shallowness and vanity that i'm not looking for in politicians. it seems too prevalent among them already. no two stomachs are precisely alike and i know where of i speak. i...
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. >> i think that's a lot laudable goal, madam secretary, but it's too late. the fact of the matter is there needs to be better communication so somebody can say, woah, this is a crazy idea, giving guns to drug smugglers that come back to be used by other agents? >> representative, it will be, and i think this committee has to avoid a rush to judgment here, but it seems to me that there will be less pes learned -- lessens learned from this, and there very well may be changes in the field as a result of this. the question you asked me, however, was how much i met with attorney general holder, and i was saying in the context of things given his schedule, my schedule, the myriad responsibilities we each have, not that frequently. >> i hope that you will make an effort -- if i might have the leeway to ask one more question -- >> without objection. >> you indicated you'll investigate the matter with regard to jesus diaz jr., one of your agents now facing two years in prison, if the prosecution in this case, if the conviction is not overturned on appeal, will you re
. >> i think that's a lot laudable goal, madam secretary, but it's too late. the fact of the matter is there needs to be better communication so somebody can say, woah, this is a crazy idea, giving guns to drug smugglers that come back to be used by other agents? >> representative, it will be, and i think this committee has to avoid a rush to judgment here, but it seems to me that there will be less pes learned -- lessens learned from this, and there very well may be changes in the...
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. >> i think that's a lot laudable goal, madam secretary, but it's too late. the fact of the matter is there needs to be better communication so somebody can say, woah, this is a crazy idea, giving guns to drug smugglers that come back to be used by other agents? >> representative, it will be, and i think this committee has to avoid a rush to judgment here, but it seems to me that there will be less pes learned -- lessens learned from this, and there very well may be changes in the field as a result of this. the question you asked me, however, was how much i met with attorney general holder, and i was saying in the context of things given his schedule, my schedule, the myriad responsibilities we each have, not that frequently. >> i hope that you will make an effort -- if i might have the leeway to ask one more question -- >> without objection. >> you indicated you'll investigate the matter with regard to jesus diaz jr., one of your agents now facing two years in prison, if the prosecution in this case, if the conviction is not overturned on appeal, will you re
. >> i think that's a lot laudable goal, madam secretary, but it's too late. the fact of the matter is there needs to be better communication so somebody can say, woah, this is a crazy idea, giving guns to drug smugglers that come back to be used by other agents? >> representative, it will be, and i think this committee has to avoid a rush to judgment here, but it seems to me that there will be less pes learned -- lessens learned from this, and there very well may be changes in the...
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. >> i think that is a laudable goal. but it is too late. the fact of the matter is, there needs to be a better communications. somebody can say, this is a crazy idea. you are giving guns to drug smugglers that are going to come back and be used. >> it will be -- i think this committee has to avoid a rush to judgment here. it seems to me that there will be lessons learned from this and they're very well may be changes in the field as a result of this. the question you ask me, however, was how often i met with attorney general holder. i was saying in the context of things, given his schedule and my schedule, the myriad of responsibilities week -- we each have, not that often. >> you have indicated he will investigate this matter with regard to jesus diaz, one of your agents that is facing two years in prison. if the prosecution in this case, if the conviction is not overturned on appeal, would you recommend to president obama that he pardoned the agent if you find as your inspector general found and as the ice office of professional responsib
. >> i think that is a laudable goal. but it is too late. the fact of the matter is, there needs to be a better communications. somebody can say, this is a crazy idea. you are giving guns to drug smugglers that are going to come back and be used. >> it will be -- i think this committee has to avoid a rush to judgment here. it seems to me that there will be lessons learned from this and they're very well may be changes in the field as a result of this. the question you ask me,...
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that their differences divide them from achieving laudable accomplishments. as speaker, here has been a participant drop the life of this regional experiments in engineering. he is no stranger to the united states or to anyone in this room. he was born on february 15, 1945. one does not put a that specificity of the detail in a resume or curriculum the tape. -- vitae. in this case, it was not only the day after valentine's day, it was also the day after the historic meeting between the speakers grandfather franklin allen -- franklin delano roosevelt. which sealed what had already begun to be a seed. it had begun to bud and would, in time, bloom. it would also block some. -- blossom. with regard to this special bilateral relationship. he came to his position of leadership and influence in the positions and policies as part of his noble family. they lost one of their most prominent members in the last two weeks. the prince it did his formative education at lawrenceville, new jersey. not far from princeton. he also did his undergraduate work at georgetown univer
that their differences divide them from achieving laudable accomplishments. as speaker, here has been a participant drop the life of this regional experiments in engineering. he is no stranger to the united states or to anyone in this room. he was born on february 15, 1945. one does not put a that specificity of the detail in a resume or curriculum the tape. -- vitae. in this case, it was not only the day after valentine's day, it was also the day after the historic meeting between the speakers...
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the fund achieved truly laudable success. thanks to both high cost support and low income assistance, we have voice penetration rates in excess of 95%. no other infrastructure build out in history did so much to bind the nation together. additionally, it enabled millions of jobs and brought new opportunities to just about every aspect of our lives. some stark challenges remain, of course, particularly in native areas. the shocking statistic in indian country is the telephone penetration rate that at last report hovers in the high 60 percentile. getting broadband to other areas is a challenge to implementing the reforms we launch today. bringing universal service into the 21st century is the only way to extend the full range of advanced communication services to places where those services will not otherwise go. the big news here, of course, is that universal service is finally going broadband. this is something i have advocated for a long, long time. it is something a decade or more overdue, and the step in the joint board of
the fund achieved truly laudable success. thanks to both high cost support and low income assistance, we have voice penetration rates in excess of 95%. no other infrastructure build out in history did so much to bind the nation together. additionally, it enabled millions of jobs and brought new opportunities to just about every aspect of our lives. some stark challenges remain, of course, particularly in native areas. the shocking statistic in indian country is the telephone penetration rate...
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these are very laudable goals, but a new rule every day does nothing to promote predictability and is the very definition of uncertainty. the main sources of uncertainty in the economy right now are washington regulations. to make things worse, the people most victimized by this uncertainty are the very people that the president claims he wants to help. the president said last year that when it comes to job creation, he wants to, and he said -- quote -- "start where most new jobs do with small businesses." well, the sentiment is right, but again what has he done about it? according to the u.s. chamber of commerce, businesses with fewer than 20 employees, well, those businesses incur regulatory costs that are 42% higher than larger businesses which have up to 500 employees. and these figures don't include the avalanche of new regulations coming down the road. since january 1 of this year, over 50,000 pages of regulations have been added to the federal register. the u.s. chamber of commerce has said that the president's new health care law alone will produce 30,000 pages of new health c
these are very laudable goals, but a new rule every day does nothing to promote predictability and is the very definition of uncertainty. the main sources of uncertainty in the economy right now are washington regulations. to make things worse, the people most victimized by this uncertainty are the very people that the president claims he wants to help. the president said last year that when it comes to job creation, he wants to, and he said -- quote -- "start where most new jobs do with...