[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16187]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        SMALL BUSINESS CERTAINTY

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to tell the story of an American small 
business owner, Joe Schneider, struggling to keep his head above water. 
A few weeks ago, I had lunch with Joe at the Barbed Rose Steakhouse, 
which he owns in Alvin, Texas.
  When we finished our lunch, Joe took me on a walking tour to show me 
his plans to open five more restaurants in the area. He wants to 
revitalize his hometown by bringing commerce, jobs and good food to 
historic downtown Alvin. But the likelihood of a large tax increase, 
whether it be from tax cuts expiring or the White House's proposed tax 
hikes, has put his expansion plans on indefinite hold.
  Small businesses deserve certainty from Washington and a tax policy 
that allows them to keep more of their money to expand, to reinvest in 
their communities, and to grow jobs.
  Mr. Speaker, people like Joe Schneider need commonsense tax reform 
that will encourage American job creation, not hinder it.

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