[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3068]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                RED TAPE

  (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I am here to talk today about red tape, 
specifically the 1099 form.
  It's a relatively short, seemingly harmless form. Yet when we require 
every business in this country to file a 1099 form for every business 
transaction over $600, it is far from harmless. In reality, this 
requirement is an enormous burden that takes time, energy, resources 
away from growing their businesses.
  The 1099 provision is one of the many backbreaking regulations 
included in the Democrat's health care overhaul that I opposed when it 
passed the House in 2010. Repealing this requirement would be a victory 
for America's small businesses, families, and individuals.
  Florida's businesses deserve economic solutions that will let them 
keep more of what they earn so that they can innovate and grow. I urge 
my colleagues to support H.R. 4 and repeal this 1099 provision.

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