[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19575]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        NEW TAX ON JOB CREATORS

  (Mr. REICHERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. REICHERT. Last week, I received a note from a constituent about 
the proposed government takeover of our health care. She said, As a 
small business owner, we are struggling already. We provide our 
employees and their families with insurance and cannot afford 
additional taxes. Please continue to fight this fight, keep up this 
fight, keep us from rising taxes, keep us from costing small businesses 
more taxes.
  That's why I stand here today to give a voice to my constituents who 
are extremely afraid, frightened, worried about this massive $1.1 
trillion proposal and a new 8 percent tax on their small business.
  The stimulus isn't stimulating the economy. Unemployment continues to 
rise, and now we want to slap a new tax on job creators.
  People are hurting in my district and across the Nation. This bill is 
out of touch with reality, out of touch with the American people.

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