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Range of association voices raised against regulations

NFIB brings Ohio contractor to testify to House panel; NAM targets EPA, OSHA and restrictions on derivatives trading. Among the big trade group CEOs and think-tank researchers testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee at its Feb. 10 regulatory hearing was Jack Buschur, who runs a small electrical contracting company. At the other end of the table was Jay Timmons, new president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, the nation’s largest manufacturing trade group. The two—along with other witnesses—were brought together by the committee chair, Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who sent letters to about 160 corporations, research… Read More