A gavel will strike shortly after 3:00 officially bringing the business of Washington to Syracuse. Freshman Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle is getting a bit of a plum in hosting a hearing for a subcommittee for which she is the Vice Chair. The committee name is a long one, too long to mention here. Its mission is to gather evidence about the burden of regulations on business, farming and local government.
Congresswoman Buerkle is the featured player in the hearings because it is her hometown. The republican controlled committee has eleven members. We don’t know if they will all attend. If they do there are two familiar names. Connie Mack of Florida, who is the great-grandson of baseball’s famous Connie Mack, and former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich will both be there. Kucinich is the Cleveland area congressman known for his liberal ideas on the democratic side of the aisle.
The roster of registered speakers does not include regular folks off the streets. Business will be represented by one CEO and two leaders of business associations. Three farmers will have their say. Three government administrators will also talk about the effect of regulations on work in the public sector.
I will be at the hearing reporting for our newscasts, CNYcentral.com and our CNYcentral Twitter account. I will be looking for interesting nuggets and color that might make the otherwise mundane proceedings a little more interesting. I’m already intrigued by the congresswoman telling us this week that she is explicitly looking for government regulations she can eliminate. She’s not looking for a review of ones that work and others that don’t. She wants them out.
Washington comes to Syracuse tomorrow. Follow along we’ll keep you informed.
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