[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26430]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   PELOSI'S TAKEOVER IS BAD FOR JOBS

  (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. Mr. Speaker, the Pelosi takeover bill 
is nearly 2,000 pages of regulations and tax hikes that will strangle 
small businesses across America. At the same time we celebrate the new 
jobs being created by Boeing in South Carolina, the Pelosi takeover 
will destroy jobs, and we must stop it.
  Senior citizens are under attack by squeezing Medicare. The Pelosi 
takeover will impose $135 billion in taxes on small businesses. In 
addition, this bill includes nearly $500 billion in other taxes, 
including a surtax on small businesses. The Nation's largest small 
business association, the National Federation of Independent Business, 
NFIB, reports that this employer mandate will negatively impact small 
businesses, eliminating 1.6 million jobs.
  I encourage Speaker Pelosi to scrap her health care takeover and to 
work across the aisle with Republicans to adopt elements of H.R. 3400 
and to give small businesses the opportunity to pull together to 
receive competitive rates.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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