(New York, NY) Members of the Senate Majority Coalition today announced a series of industry-specific public forums on regulatory reform as part of the coalition’s bipartisan effort to identify and eliminate the most costly government regulations that strangle business and job growth and drive up local taxes. The Administrative Regulations Review Commission and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business will convene 10 public forums in September and October.
Senator Patrick Gallivan (R-C-I, Elma), Senator David J. Valesky (D, Oneida), Senator Kathleen A. Marchione (R-C, Halfmoon) and Senator David Carlucci (D, Rockland/Westchester) led the Senate Coalition’s legislative effort this year to pass 14 regulatory reform bills designed to create a more competitive environment for businesses so they can create new jobs and grow for the future. The four Senators are coordinating the statewide public forums.
Each public forum will be industry-specific and will give Senators the opportunity to hear from businesses and local officials and learn which rules, regulations and mandates affecting their industry are the most useless, most costly, and should be eliminated.
The public forum dates, places and industry to be discussed, are as follows:
- September 11 Buffalo Medical Technology/Health
- September 19 Watertown Agriculture
- September 20 Syracuse Manufacturing
- September 25 Long Island Construction
- September 26 New York City Insurance
- September 26 New York City Banking/Financial Services
- September 27 Hudson Valley Small Business
- October 2 Saratoga Hospitality/Tourism
- October 9 Corning Manufacturing
- October 15 Rochester Biotechnology
Senator Patrick Gallivan (R-C-I, Elma), Deputy Republican Conference Leader for Economic Development, said: “It’s no secret that the biggest challenge facing New York’s families and businesses is the state’s still recovering economy, particularly upstate. This is the result of a myriad of problems, first among them being the state’s suffocating regulatory environment. Regulations in New York are tantamount to death by a thousand cuts for small businesses and large employers alike. I am proud to join with my colleagues in a bipartisan manner to eliminate needless red tape and foster an economic environment where existing business can grow and new ones want to locate.”
Senator David J. Valesky (D, Oneida), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business, said: “We know that businesses in general are affected by over-regulation and bureaucracy. These forums will give us the opportunity to listen to the challenges faced by different sectors and industries, to learn which regulations are most cumbersome, and to find a way to help. I look forward to having these conversations and to working with my colleagues in the subsequent legislative session to find long-term solutions that will help New York State businesses thrive.”
Senator Kathleen A. Marchione (R-C, Halfmoon), Chair of the Senate’s Administrative Regulations Review Commission (ARRC), said: “Making New York more affordable for families and creating more good-paying jobs so our kids can stay here, begins with rolling back, revising and cutting Albany’s costly bureaucratic red tape, rules and regulations. Our regulatory reform public forums are a critically important part of our ongoing efforts to deliver real regulatory relief and get New York’s private sector economy moving again. I am looking forward to taking part in these statewide forums so I can hear firsthand from job creators what we can do to have Albany stop hurting and start helping.”
Senator David Carlucci (D, Rockland/Westchester) said: “Small businesses are the heart and soul of the New York state economy. These public forums will provide a genuine opportunity to discuss policy ideas to rid small businesses from bureaucratic red tape. We must do everything possible to attract and retain the best and the brightest to do business in the Empire State. This includes putting in place the regulatory framework that makes the most sense. I am looking forward to working with my Senate colleagues and small business owners on this important bipartisan initiative right here in the Hudson Valley.”
