[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13398]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                   UNCERTAINTY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, one business organization after another has 
made it clear: The policies of this President and this Democrat-
controlled Congress are creating uncertainty all throughout the private 
sector. Whether it's the Chamber of Commerce or the National Federation 
of Independent Businesses, the message is the same: Washington is 
giving them no reason for confidence in the economy.
  All across this country, business owners are looking at higher costs 
for health care, the potential for higher energy costs, the threat of 
more taxes, and the reality of oppressive, costly government 
regulations. It's no wonder the private sector isn't hiring. The only 
sector of the economy that's really growing is government. The endless 
deficit spending in Washington is expanding government and sucking the 
life out of the private sector.
  This has to stop. House Republicans have commonsense solutions. We 
need to rein in out-of-control spending, cut taxes and get a massive 
Federal Government off the back of free enterprise.

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