[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    THE BITTER FEUD BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND AMERICAN BUSINESSES

  (Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, last week a bitter feud erupted in 
Washington, and it wasn't your typical partisan spat between liberals 
and conservatives, or even Democrats and Republicans. The fight was 
between the White House and American businesses.
  Since when, Mr. Speaker, has it been acceptable for American 
employers and the White House to be on opposing teams? How can we 
expect American businesses of all sizes to get the economy back on 
track when they have become so frustrated by the ideological and anti-
competitive agenda coming out of Washington?
  To fend off criticism from business groups, including the NFIB, the 
White House has embarked on a summer PR campaign in an attempt to show 
that they are not, in fact, anti-business. But even the best PR 
operations aren't outfitted with time machines.
  Over the past 18 months, stimulus, cap-and-trade, health care and 
FinReg have contributed to a perfect storm of uncertainty and debt, 
forcing American businesses to hunker down and hoard capital, rather 
than hire more workers.
  Mr. Speaker, American businessmen and women aren't just a part of our 
economy or some constituency to be dealt with. They are our economy.

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