[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              THE ECONOMY

  (Mr. KLINE of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KLINE of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, at a town hall meeting in 
Faribault, Minnesota, just this past Friday night, a small business 
owner shared his frustrations that I am certain every Member of 
Congress is hearing from their constituents. And certainly, we heard 
the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Rehberg) describe the frustrations he 
heard from small business owners in his great State.
  Whether it's the stimulus that failed to create jobs, or the job-
killing national energy tax, or this massive government takeover of 
health care, small business owners are worried.
  My constituent said, ``I've had small businesses most of my life, so 
I understand when you would feel like hiring more people. Businesses 
want to know the rules, and they want a consistent future where they 
can project and plan.
  ``What's going on in the White House, with all these different bills 
and health care, it's a big unknown out there. Businesses are scared, 
and they have no idea what the future is. They don't want to invest, 
they don't want to hire. The economy's not going to rebound if they 
badger businesses the way they are right now.''
  I say ``Amen'' to that, Mr. Speaker. Let's push these job-killing 
bills off the table and get together and work in a bipartisan way.

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