WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, February 20, Office of Advocacy Chief Counsel Dr. Casey Mulligan and Region 8 Advocate Trent Staggs, in collaboration with the Intermountain Business Alliance, the Saint George Chamber and the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, heard from U.S. small businesses in the trucking, agriculture, ranching, and manufacturing industries during a roundtable event in St. George, Utah.
The roundtable discussion resulted in a plan to target Tier 4 Clean Air Act rules for reform, a push for updates to U.S. Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Land Management grazing policies and the Food Safety Modernization Act, and address regulations that hinder innovation in construction and building materials.
“I enjoyed hearing from Utah’s small businesses during our recent roundtable event, where we were able to identify regulatory pain points affecting the crucial industries of agriculture, manufacturing, trucking, and ranching,” said Chief Counsel Mulligan. “I look forward to relaying this information to the proper federal agencies in Washington, D.C. in an effort to relieve the regulatory burden on small businesses.”
“President Trump understands how overregulation from previous administrations has added trillions of dollars in costs to consumers and has therefore prioritized deregulation as a means to make life more affordable for everyday Americans,” said Trent Staggs, Region 8 Advocate for the Office at Advocacy. “I’m proud to be serving on the frontlines of helping small businesses identify and eliminate burdensome regulation, which is the mission of the SBA Office of Advocacy. Under President Trump’s leadership and that of our Chief Counsel, our Office has already identified hundreds of billions of dollars in compliance costs that we are removing off the backs of small business – providing a greater opportunity for businesses to thrive and for consumers to improve their standards of living.”
During the first year of the Trump 47 Administration, Advocacy worked with federal agencies to save small businesses $110 billion in regulatory costs. The office met with more than 12,000 small businesses in 48 states and launched the Red Tape Hotline to collect small business’ feedback about regulatory burdens and share it with the White House, Congress, and federal agencies with the goal of slashing red tape. Learn more about Advocacy’s other highlights in the First Year Report.
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Created by Congress in 1976, the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration is an independent voice for small business within the executive branch. Appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy directs the office. The Chief Counsel advances the views, concerns, and interests of small business before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, federal courts, and state policymakers. Economic research, policy analyses, and small business outreach help identify issues of concern. Regional Advocates and an office in Washington, DC, support the Chief Counsel’s efforts. For more information on the Office of Advocacy, visit advocacy.sba.gov or call (202) 205-6533.