Washington Rules Must Make Sense
In life there are a few things that are certain. They say you can count on life, death and taxes. I might add one other thing to that list: farm dust. However, in Washington that does not prevent them from trying to find a way to stop it.
The Environmental Protection Agency seems to believe that no problem is too big for them to solve. The agency was considering the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) to include the regulation of farm dust and other nuisance dust. I'm not sure if anyone from the EPA has ever been on a farm, but dust goes part and partial with any farming operation.
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act to halt any attempt by the EPA to change the guidelines. This is not an isolated problem. The regulations and rules coming out of Washington are hurting job growth.
Regulations already cost the American economy $1.75 trillion annually, not to mention the 200 new Obama administration regulations that are expected to cost over $100 million each. Seven of those new regulations will cost the economy more than $1 billion each.
We do need regulations and rules. However, we need rules and regulations that make sense. We also need to think about how these rules will affect the businesses and farms that must comply with them. I will continue to work to ensure family farms and small agriculture businesses are protected from more burdensome EPA standards and have the confidence to continue growing and reinvesting in their businesses.
Sincerely,
