[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              BUREAUCRACY STANDING IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, Americans want us to work together to help 
our economy grow, to support job creation, and to create opportunity 
for every American to succeed, but far too often our own government 
gets in the way of American job opportunities--stifling innovation and 
hindering job creation.
  The construction of the Keystone pipeline means thousands of jobs to 
Americans who are looking to get back to work--it means engineering, 
construction, energy, transportation, and manufacturing jobs--but our 
own government continues to stand in the way.
  The Congressional Budget Office now says the administration's health 
care mandates will damage economic growth and will lead to as many as 
2.3 million American workers losing their jobs because of what this 
government has decided to do to them. These are real consequences for 
real families.
  Mr. Speaker, our economy isn't struggling because of the efforts of 
the American people. No. Our economy struggles because of bloated, 
expensive, and destructive bureaucracy that stands in the doorway of 
progress. As this government grows, opportunity shrinks. It is time 
that this Congress removes the weight of this government off the backs 
of the American people.

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