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The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy.

It's a tough problem that a company faces once they branch out beyond one set of offices in California into that big bad world out there.

Every new rule, mandate, and regulatory edict is one more obstacle that small business owners, entrepreneurs, and job creators have to swallow.

Politicians also have a love affair with the 'small business exemption.' Too much paperwork? Too heavy a burden? Not enough time? Just exempt small businesses from the rule. It sounds so pro-growth. Instead it's an admission that the costs of a regulation just can't be justified.

Well, California used to be in the dream-making business, and unfortunately what's happened I think we're now in the dream-breaking business.

For small businesses, you need less taxes, less federal spending, and you need less regulation that blocks their growth.

It's tough for people to get into business, especially a small business.

There are over 170,000 pages of regulations in Washington, D.C. I want to streamline the rules in the federal government to basically allow businesses to grow without fear of burdensome federal regulations. That's a passion to me, regulatory reform.

Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on.

In some ways, with the security challenges this country has faced, we have had to put in rules and regulations for business to be able to sustain their growth and create jobs.