[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN DEFENSE OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Today I rise in defense of small business owners across 
the country who are attempting to survive under a mountain of taxes, 
rules, and regulations coming out of Washington, D.C.
  Seven out of ten new jobs in this country are created by small 
business owners. To get our economy back on track, we know it's these 
innovators and entrepreneurs who have to start growing and creating 
jobs.
  Entrepreneurship is at a 17-year low. In the last few years, there 
has been a 23 percent drop in new business creation, falling to the 
lowest level since 1994.
  Instead of debating ways to raise taxes and further burden these job 
creators, we should spend our time trying to eliminate the job-killing 
policies coming out of this administration.
  Mr. Speaker, it's time that we support the free enterprise system. 
It's time that we get our fiscal house in order. And it's time that we 
get America back to work again.

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