The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing today on H.R. 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2010. Good goal -- accountability -- good legislation, good hearing. Business Roundtable released a statement last month lauding the bill's introduction as offering necessary modernization of the... Continue Reading
Almost as if in rebuttal to a blog post by Treasury's new chief economist, Gallup today released a survey it headlines, "Gov't Regulations at Top of Small-Business Owners' Problem List." The release by Dennis Jacobe, Gallup's chief economist, begins: PRINCETON, NJ -- Small-business owners in... Continue Reading
Jan Eberly, the U.S. Treasury's new assistant secretary for domestic economic policy, asserts: "[Two] commonly repeated misconceptions are that uncertainty created by proposed regulations is holding back business investment and hiring and that the overall burden of existing regulations is so high... Continue Reading
Dave Cote, chairman CEO of Honeywell International Inc. and vice chairman of Business Roundtable, appeared on CNBC's Squawkbox (video) this morning to discuss third quarter earnings and the state of the economy, current and upcoming. Although slow growth is most likely in 2012 and recession is... Continue Reading
Appreciated the inclusion of two stellar business leaders on Fox News Sunday this weekend: Fred Smith, chairman, president and CEO of FedEx, and Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television. Host Chris Wallace inquired about their views on the economy. Since FedEx's Smith is a... Continue Reading