As the son of a small business owner, I know how regulatory overreach can stifle our economy and cost Americans jobs.

Small business is the backbone of our economy. I'm for big business, too. But small business is where the jobs are generated.

We need to preserve our neighborhoods, our small business, our local economy.

As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work.

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

As a former small business owner, I recognize both the important role small businesses play in our economy and the broad universe of challenges that small business owners face in trying to make ends meet.