Hurt: The Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act
By Guest Post | Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 | Columns, PolicyBy Congressman Robert Hurt
Over the past couple of weeks, I have had the great opportunity to continue to meet with and hear from Central and Southside Virginians in and across the District.
I have traveled to Martinsville, Farmville, Penhook, Keysville, South Hill, Clarksville, Cartersville, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Charlottesville, and Danville. I spoke to hundreds of constituents at a town hall meeting hosted by my alma mater, Hampden-Sydney College, spoke at the Cool Branch Fire and Rescue Flag Dedication, held constituent office hours, and toured several businesses.
Additionally, I hosted constituent roundtables where I met with 5th District Virginians and discussed issues that affect both the agriculture and manufacturing industries. During these open conversations, I routinely heard about the pressing need to shrink the size and scope of the federal government by reducing the unnecessary and costly regulations that burden our farmers and small businesses and stall economic growth.
That is why I was proud to announce the introduction of my second piece of legislation this week, the bipartisan Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, which has been endorsed by the American Farm Bureau, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and Public Lands Council.
This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from burdening farmers and small business owners in rural America with additional dust regulations while maintaining our commitment to the environment, and is another step in our continued efforts to help spur job creation throughout Virginia’s 5th District.
Further regulation of dust by the EPA would unnecessarily and severely hamper the ability of farmers and other agribusinesses to conduct business. By putting an end to the EPA’s costly dust regulations, our famers and small businesses in rural areas across Central and Southside Virginia will gain the certainty and confidence necessary to focus on expanding their business and putting people back to work.
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9 Responses to "Hurt: The Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act"
Thank you Congressman Hurt for looking out for our farmers in this state, and across the nation. I look forward to your successful re-election in 2012.
Cong. RH: this is good. eliminating the EPA from the lives of all productive Americans & those seeking to make themselves productive would be even better.
but thanks. keep chipping away.
The EPA gets off the reservation from time-to-time, but if you really want to get the Federal regulators off the backs of small businessmen, consider going after OSHA.
Remember the dust bowl.
What you consider dust, I consider top-soil. Its the fertility of the land that’s blowing away. To replace that with fertilizers costs much more than effective soil management and technology.
And, amazingly with all of the regulations American farmers are the most productive in the world, other than American corporations that farm.
If people whom live near farms are impacted by increasing dust who is financially liable for that damage?
How is this going to create jobs? Seriously, you can say it will possibly reduce costs for farmers but that does NOT translate into jobs. I think we’ve proven over the last 10 years that lower taxes doesn’t create jobs, this certainly won’t either.
yep. elimination of OSHA or a major emasculation of OSHA would be a positive for business.
Kelley: But not so much for workers.
steve: depends on laws establishing liability. many OSHA regs are onerous. of course, i think the same can be said for alot of laws.
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Elimination of cost burdens despite risk. Yep, good ol boy is doing his homework, dotting his i’s and crossing his t’s.
Still no guarantee as to who they will employ (Virginians or North Carolinians). Still no word on who holds stock. Still no word on what revolutionary measures have been created for uranium mining since the 1980s.
Transparency, anyone? Is there a cheat sheet?
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