[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1598]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE

  (Mr. REHBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. REHBERG. Many in this Chamber think jobs come from the 
benevolence of the Federal Government. But last week I visited 
businesses in four Montana towns to hear what small business owners who 
actually create jobs had to say. They told me the Federal Government 
has created a lot of paralyzing uncertainty.
  Small businesses like Printing for Less in Livingston are eager to 
expand and hire, but Federal policies hold them back. Andrew Field, the 
owner, cited concerns such as uncertainty about health care, cap-and-
trade, and expiring tax cuts. He said, for example, that he needs the 
threat of health care mandates defeated.
  I've never met someone who would buy a car made by Congress. That's 
because we've seen how Congress works. But after touring those small 
businesses and seeing firsthand the ingenuity of American 
entrepreneurs, I can think of no better hands in which to trust our 
economic future.

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