[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS DEFINED THE UNCERTAINTY THAT'S HURTING OUR ECONOMY

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, recently I had the opportunity to meet 
with a constituent of mine who also happens to be a minor celebrity. 
Rock Katschnig is the farmer who had the chance to ask President Obama 
last month about regulation and red tape coming from unelected and 
unaccountable bureaucracies, such as the EPA. The President's not-so-
reassuring response: ``If you hear something's happening but hasn't 
yet, don't always assume it's true.'' What President Obama said defines 
the uncertainty that has crippled our small businesses, entrepreneurs, 
and job creators and hamstrung our economic recovery.
  Businesses don't plan just for tomorrow; they plan for next week, 
next month, and next year. All red tape, even if it hasn't happened 
yet, affects a business's decisions about hiring, expansion, and 
investment. That's why businesses are desperate for regulatory 
certainty, a message I heard not only from Rock, the farmer, but from 
countless other small business owners across my district. They want to 
grow, but they won't if they don't know what Washington will do to 
them. And that's why we are advancing our fall agenda to deliver that 
regulatory certainty so that small business owners and enterprises can 
invest, grow, create jobs, and get our economy moving again.

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