[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H5807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR ECONOMY

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, small businesses are the 
heart and soul of the American economy. When small businesses are in 
trouble, our economy is in trouble. When taxes are raised on small 
businesses and on American families, you reduce job creation, and you 
burden an already troubled economy.
  So what is next on the Democrat agenda? A massive new national energy 
tax. This is not a recipe for economic growth. This will hurt small 
businesses and job creation. It raises the price of doing business. It 
raises the prices of consumer goods and home utility costs. It puts 
America and the small businesses that create the majority of our jobs 
at a disadvantage in the global economy.
  As we recognize the 46th annual National Small Business Week, we 
should be spending our time developing policies that promote growth, 
not burden it. We should be fighting to give tax relief to the American 
people and these small businesses that employ them.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th and the global war on terrorism.

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