[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CREATING JOBS IN AMERICA

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Nugent) for 2 minutes.
  Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to emphasize one more time that 
the Federal Government doesn't create jobs; it's small businesses and 
entrepreneurs. You just heard my friend talk about Gibson Guitar and 
vilify Gibson Guitar because they purchased wood from a foreign 
operator, an operator that violated a law of another country and 
brought that wood to America for Gibson Guitar, one of the oldest 
American producers of guitars today. Gibson Guitar employs people in 
America. Gibson Guitar has done things that may be reprehensible to 
some. Obviously to those who are employed by that company, it's not.
  As we move along, you know, we need to remember what jobs are created 
by small manufacturers. What is the Federal Government supposed to do? 
This Federal Government not only raided Gibson Guitar, told them to 
close down their lines, laid people off from work--or hey, they have a 
better idea: Why don't you just move your operation to another country? 
That's what this administration's message is to manufacturers and the 
job creators in America. If you don't like it, just go ahead and move 
to another country. Take those jobs and give it to someone else other 
than Americans.
  I think we are wrongheaded in our approach. We look at regulations as 
an end-all to everything, just not commonsense solutions. When we talk 
about creating jobs in America, I have gone across my district, and I 
ask the job creators, the small businesses: What can we do in D.C. to 
help you?
  And they said: Mr. Congressman, just get out of our way. Allow us to 
do the things that we need to do to create jobs here in America.

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