[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1029]
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                              JOB CREATION

  (Mr. BUCSHON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of commonsense 
policies that will help create jobs.
  I had the pleasure of meeting with one of my constituents, Jon David 
of Evansville, Indiana. Jon owns a small business, David Enterprises, 
an asphalt contractor and concrete supplier. He would like to expand 
his business, but onerous regulations are preventing him from doing it.
  When I sat down with Jon, he talked about how EPA rules--such as 
emissions controls, dust regulations, the permitting process for oil 
refining, and wetlands designations on his property--these regulations, 
he tells me, are keeping him from selling his product and services that 
would allow him to expand his business and hire more employees. 
Instead, he spends his time dealing with regulations that increase his 
costs and prevent him from expanding.
  The EPA under this administration should take note of how rules and 
regulations are hurting job creation. This is unacceptable. The House 
has passed bills to help out Jon and others like him, but the Senate 
has ignored them. There are 27 bills, at least, that we've passed here 
that we've sent to the Senate that would help Jon so he could quit 
spending his days fighting regulations so his business can survive.

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