[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16000-16001]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             SMALL BUSINESS

  (Mrs. KELLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, this Congress needs to continue the tax 
relief and economic policies that have helped small businesses create 
new jobs and foster strong economic growth across our country. I have 
been pushing a five-point agenda to help small businesses succeed:
  One, continue the tax cuts for small businesses, which we 
accomplished earlier this year by passing the Tax Relief Extension 
Reconciliation Act into law.
  Two, we need to make health care costs more affordable for small 
businesses and their employees. The Senate, like the House, needs to 
pass legislation to create small business health plans that will lower 
their premiums by up to 30 percent.
  Three, we need to level the playing field for small businesses. The 
Senate can help us do this by approving two of my bills that have been 
overwhelmingly passed in the House to help small businesses earn 
interest on their checking accounts and gain increased access to 
capital.
  Four, the Senate, like the House, needs to vote to permanently end 
the death tax on small businesses and family farms.
  Five, we need to stop excessive and redundant Federal regulations on 
small businesses.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge the House to immediately consider my bill that 
has passed the Government Reform Committee and would help prevent 
Federal

[[Page 16001]]

agencies from imposing unnecessary regulations that suffocate small 
businesses.
  Mr. Speaker, let's fully demonstrate our commitment to small 
businesses by passing these legislative solutions to help small 
businesses in New York's Hudson Valley and all over the Nation.

                          ____________________