and small business job act. aimed at providing regulatory relief. this package imposes a moratorium on any new regulation until unemployment drops to below 6%. it has been three years, over three years since our unemployment has dropped below 8%. this is the 41st month in a row where unemployment has been at or exceeded 8%. this bill aims to curtail the practice of midnight regulations, regulations that are promulgated after the day after the election through january 20 and highlights the increasing concern of sue and settle agreements. as a member of congress, i try to vote the right way and push forward practices so businesses can operate more effectively without the hand of government guiding it. i wanted to break down some of the bar years that are affecting job creators and their ability to hire to make this country work. and i thought i would talk about current events across the nation. some of these are state regular layings, some of these are local regulations, but th