[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15751]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      DEMOCRATIC PRO-GROWTH AGENDA

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, while Democrats work to help our country 
return from the Republican recession, our top priority is to create 
jobs and restore responsible fiscal policies that support the middle 
class.
  The key part of our pro-growth agenda is helping small businesses. 
Small businesses are indeed the economic engine, creating two-thirds of 
the new jobs over the past 15 years. The role of small businesses is 
especially important as we strive to create jobs and move this economy 
forward. With the right resources and the right opportunities, small 
businesses can respond quickly with opportunities that create jobs.
  Democrats have already enacted eight tax cuts for small businesses, 
including tax credits, payroll tax holidays, incentives for capital 
investments, and other measures to help small business thrive. We 
passed these measures despite strong opposition from House Republicans 
and will continue our fight for small businesses despite their votes 
against the small business community.

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