[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5132]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             1099 PROVISION

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, as I have traveled across Kentucky 
over the past year, I have heard from countless small business owners 
who told me how burdensome the so-called 1099 provision in the 
Democrats' health care bill would be to implement and how it could 
hamper their ability to create good private sector jobs. I hope they 
are tuning in to the Senate floor today so they can watch the vote on 
its repeal.
  This has been a hard-fought effort, and all of the credit should go 
to the junior Senator from Nebraska, my good friend Senator Mike 
Johanns. He has led this fight on behalf of the countless entrepreneurs 
and small business owners across the country who raised the alarm on 
this issue.
  This is a big win for small business. Importantly, it is also the 
first of what I hope are many successful repeal votes related to the 
disastrous health spending bill the Democrats passed last year. The 
more Americans learn about this bill, the less they like it. We hope we 
can respond to their concerns with many repeal votes like the one we 
are going to have this morning right here in Congress. Then we will 
replace it with the kind of commonsense reforms that will actually 
lower costs and encourage job creation.
  Once again, I thank Senator Johanns for his leadership and hard work 
on repealing this onerous provision. This is a classic example of a 
Senator who listened to his constituents, developed a solution, won the 
support of his colleagues, and doggedly pursued a course of action that 
led to today's vote. America's small businesses can thank Senator 
Johanns for pushing this initiative across the finish line. I call on 
the President to sign it into law.
  I yield the floor.

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