[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9304-9305]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   REPUBLICANS WORKING TO CREATE JOBS

  (Mr. BUCSHON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about jobs.
  Last week, during the district work period, I met with local business 
leaders, toured businesses throughout my district, and listened to 
their concerns. It should not come as a surprise to anyone the main 
topic of conversation was where are the jobs and what is the state of 
the economy.
  Over and over, the small business leaders told me that government 
regulations and uncertainty are negatively affecting their ability to 
grow and create jobs. Businesses are afraid to invest in the future due 
to the uncertainty in our Tax Code, the increased costs and regulations 
stemming from the Affordable Care Act--which they can't afford--and the 
increased burdens of an

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out-of-control regulatory process that has stifled job creation.
  Just yesterday, the National Federation of Independent Business 
released their report showing a decline in optimism for small 
businesses for a third consecutive month. It has been 28 months since 
the ill-conceived stimulus passed and a year since June 2010 was 
declared ``recovery summer'' by the administration; yet 1.9 million 
fewer Americans have jobs. This is why we need to get our fiscal house 
in order, cut spending, repeal the Affordable Care Act, and end onerous 
regulations.
  The Republican majority gets the message, and everything we're doing 
is to create a climate where we can expand and create jobs in America.

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