[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 8, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        SMALL BUSINESS PAPERWORK MANDATE ELIMINATION ACT OF 2011

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                               speech of

                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 3, 2011

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I have heard complaints from 
farmers and small business owners across the 2nd congressional district 
who believe that having to file this onerous 1099 form for any payment 
greater than $600 is an unnecessary bureaucratic nightmare that needs 
to be repealed. Small businesses are the engines that drive our 
nation's economy, and they should focus on creating jobs, not filling 
out paperwork. Now is the time to reduce the obstacles for small 
business growth, not increase them, and repealing this provision would 
help accomplish that goal.
  If action is not taken, the 1099 reporting requirements set to be 
enacted in 2012 will bury our country's farmers and small businesses 
owners in excessive paperwork. It ultimately will raise the cost of 
doing business and create an economic burden through increased prices 
for goods and services. Meanwhile, the IRS will be swamped in 1099 
Forms while other vital enforcement activities are not met.
  It is undisputed that these requirements are unacceptable. There is 
nearly unanimous agreement in Congress around repealing this onerous 
provision. Already the Senate has taken action and approved bipartisan 
legislation that would fix this problem. Nevertheless, the House 
Majority has decided to poison the legislation at hand with an offset 
containing a severe tax increase aimed squarely at middle income 
Americans. It would raise taxes on middle-income families who simply 
get a new job, work extra shifts, or receive a bonus for good 
performance. It is insensitive and even more onerous due to the fact it 
would place a greater burden on working families trying to purchase 
health care.
  While I support repealing the overly burdensome 1099 requirements--
and while I will reluctantly vote for this legislation--I find the 
choice that the Majority has put in front of us to be truly 
objectionable. The current offset will raise taxes and will hurt 
Americans' access to health care. This choice is unacceptable, and I 
look forward to working with the Senate and the Administration to 
ensure that this divisive and unnecessary attack on middle-income 
Americans is taken out of the final legislation and that a more 
suitable offset is found.

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