Regulations

Conveying Regulatory Concerns to the Feds

Yesterday I had a meeting with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to make a request regarding the negative impact of that agency’s regulations on payments to small businesses providing durable medical equipment (ex. wheelchairs) and other items to Medicare patients. The meeting was set up at the request of the SBA Office of […]

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How to support clean water, safer chemicals and climate action

GreenBiz May 27, 2016 By Zach Bernstein As we look ahead to the November election, we may be concerned that a number of policy debates in Washington and the states could have outsized impacts on the business community. The good news is, the business voice on sustainability issues could help move these contentious debates forward.

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Tell the federal government directly of a regulation concern

If you’ve always wanted to complain to the federal government about a specific regulation and get a response, here’s your chance.  The SBA National Ombudsman charged with listening to small business concerns and taking action will be holding a Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Roundtable on June 6th in Savannah.  Small businesses from the South Carolina lowcountry

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Deregulate for coal profits, not jobs

Yesterday the West Virginia Attorney General told the National Press Club that Environmental Protection Agency regulations, like the Clean Power Plan, have hurt coal industry jobs. Patrick Morrisey, who is leading a group of state attorneys general in a legal challenge to the CPP, is reported by The Hll to have said that he was

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Frank Knapp’s Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 4-27-16

Watch Video Here:  https://youtu.be/UwqRpkI_mTc “The Waters of the U.S. Rule and the Case for Reforming the RFA” April 27, 2016 Thank you, Chairman Vitter, Ranking Member Shaheen and members of the committee.  My name is Frank Knapp, Jr. I am the President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, a statewide,

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House Small Business chairman pushes Senate to take up regulatory bill

Below is a news story on my testifying to the House Small Business Committee yesterday. Unfortunately, the story incorrectly indicates that I was the only panelist who thought that regulations were needed.  Actually, all the panelists stated that regulations were important.  The issue was the process of regulation development and compliance assistance.  Frank The Hill

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Statement by Frank Knapp, Jr. before the U.S. House Small Business Committee

“Regulation: The Hidden Small Business Tax” April 14, 2016 Thank you, Chairman Chabot, Ranking Member Velázquez, and members of the committee. My name is Frank Knapp, Jr., I’m the President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, a statewide, 5,000+ member advocacy organization working to make state government more small business

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Statement by Frank Knapp, Jr. before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Subcommittee on Waste, Superfund and Oversight Management

“American Small Business’s Perspectives on Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Actions” April 12, 2016 Thank you, Chairman Rounds, Ranking Member Markey and members of the subcommittee. My name is Frank Knapp, Jr., I’m the President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, a statewide, 5,000+ member advocacy organization working to make state

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Public opinion on carbon regulations, minimum wage & Medicaid expansion

Here are three BIG issues that always generate a lot of controversy in the South Carolina media. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency “Clean Power Plan” regulations that have set carbon reduction goals for every state to address climate change. Increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to at least $10 per hour (South Carolina uses

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S.C. Power Plants Must Slash Carbon Emissions, Says Obama

Free Times August 5, 2015 By Eva Moore South Carolina must cut the amount of carbon it releases into the atmosphere under new regulations handed down Aug. 3 by the Environmental Protection Agency. Nationally, the new plan calls for a 32 percent cut in carbon emissions by 2030, a slightly higher bar than the 30 percent

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