[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9926-9927]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    ENCOURAGING JOB CREATION AND THE AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT

  (Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as the proud Representative 
of Indiana's hardworking Third District

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and as an original member of the Job Creators Caucus. I have come to 
the floor today to talk about what makes America great and what we can 
do to encourage job creation and America's entrepreneurial spirit.
  America's curiosity, passion for excellence and drive for efficiency 
moves every small business owner and entrepreneur in our Nation. Mom-
and-pop grocery stores, local mechanics, independent insurance agents, 
farmers, and countless others make our Nation great. Make no mistake. 
Our greatness is not attributed to our prosperity. Rather, America is 
prosperous because she is great, and she is great because she is free.
  As a small business owner and a farmer, I have firsthand knowledge of 
our Nation's unique and wonderful design. Business owners are free to 
make the countless decisions that they face each and every day. 
Unfortunately, that entrepreneurial spirit is under attack. Individual 
Americans are still restless for opportunity, but a threat comes from 
an excessive government that limits opportunities and stifles job 
growth.
  In 1913, the Ford Motor Company reduced its production time from 14 
hours to 1\1/2\ hours. Today, a massive bureaucratic machine produces 
job-killing regulations at a speed that would make Henry Ford shudder. 
Every year, unelected bureaucrats issue more than 3,000 final rules, 
close to 10 rules a day.
  I have proudly cosponsored the REINS Act, which would reverse the 
harmful onslaught of regulation that cripples businesses and thwarts 
job creation. I know that when government gets out of the way it allows 
Americans to realize their full potential.
  The American entrepreneurial spirit is not dead. Men and women across 
the Nation are ready. They want to know if Washington is, too.

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