[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 79 (Thursday, June 6, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E813]
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                     LETTER WRITTEN BY TOM HARDEMAN

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 6, 2013

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share a letter I received 
from a concerned constituent. Mr. Tom Hardeman owns and operates a 
McDonald's restaurant in my district, and in his letter he writes:
  ``I used to think of Burger King, Wendy's and Sonic as my competition 
and the greatest risk to my business. But now I believe it is the 
federal government.
  ``It is regulation, taxation, mandated programs and interference from 
government that has the potential to destroy small businesses like mine 
across this great land.
  ``I'm asking you to protect small businesses like mine so that I can 
protect the jobs of the people I employ,'' he wrote.
  Sadly, Mr. Hardeman's concerns are shared by small business owners 
across the country. This is why House Republicans continue to push 
policies that make life easier for hard-working taxpayers--without 
expanding government.

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