[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18842]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             WE NEED TO SUPPORT, NOT TAX, SMALL BUSINESSES

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, small businesses face 
challenging economic threats. Those who can afford to are struggling to 
provide health care to their employees.
  The last thing small businesses need--and we've had 2.6 million jobs 
lost since the new President came in office--are more mandates and tax 
hikes that will destroy jobs. Unfortunately, under their health care 
tax, Democrats are proposing just that.
  They believe small businesses should abide by government mandates and 
provide health care that meets a bureaucratic code or suffer an 8 
percent tax and fines up to $500,000. This is no way to treat the most 
prolific job-creating engine of our economy.
  Republicans have solutions for affordable, accessible, and portable 
health care without tax hikes on families and small businesses. We 
reject the rationing of health care and government intrusion and 
propose flexibility for small businesses to band together for 
affordable health care.
  Republicans have solutions that will empower individuals, not Big 
Government. We will promote new jobs.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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