[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12954]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         BUSINESS ADVISORY TOUR

  (Mr. GRAVES of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. Madam Speaker, last week during the July 4th 
recess, I had the privilege of announcing my Economic Advisory Council 
as I toured each county in Georgia's Ninth Congressional District. 
During this time, business leaders in all 15 counties I represent took 
time from their busy day to join me to discuss ideas for job creation.
  Do you know what was unanimous from each of these business leaders? 
It was stop the crazy spending that's going on here in Washington and 
start sending clear signals that Washington is serious about creating 
jobs through the expansion of the private sector and not expansion of 
government.
  This starts with lowering taxes and stopping the runaway debt. We 
must stop cap and trade, repeal ObamaCare and get our house in order. 
In fact, Congress should block all tax increases, freeze discretionary 
spending to at least 2006 levels, and stop all proposed regulations 
that have any negative economic impact.
  In other words, the business community in my district is saying loud 
and clear, ``Washington, you're not helping. Get out of the way and let 
the free market work.''
  I couldn't agree with them more.

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