[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 13113-13114]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                  JOBS

  (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)

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  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, while working in Florida during August, I 
hosted two small business roundtables because I wanted to hear from my 
constituents on how the Federal Government can best help the small 
business community. Their message was loud and clear: Washington needs 
to get out of the way so small businesses can innovate, grow, and 
create desperately needed jobs.
  Burdensome regulations, the crippling costs of Federal health care 
reform, and uncertainty surrounding the Tax Code are holding businesses 
back from making crucial decisions.
  Jeff, a constituent who owns a moving company, told me, ``Gus, I have 
money in the bank. I'd love to do something with it, but I can't when 
everything is so uncertain.''
  Reducing unnecessary regulations and simplifying the Tax Code would 
help provide the certainty that business owners like Jeff need to make 
the decisions that drive the economy forward.

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