[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16267]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




REDUCING EMPLOYER BURDENS, UNLEASHING INNOVATION, AND LABOR DEVELOPMENT

  (Mr. GUTHRIE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss the importance of 
manufacturing to our economy.
  Today, I introduced the Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing 
Innovation, and Labor Development, or the REBUILD Act of 2013.
  The REBUILD Act is aimed at stimulating domestic production and 
increasing our global competitiveness. Provisions included in the bill 
seek to redesign workforce training, achieve comprehensive tax reform, 
increase access to energy and decrease costly regulations, reform 
health care, reform trade policy, and open up more spectrum for 
technological innovation.
  Pieced together, these policies will allow us to ensure the United 
States of America remains the best place in the world to do business. I 
come from a small business and manufacturing background and understand 
how Federal policies can encourage or stifle innovation and job 
creation. I encourage all of my colleagues to join me in this effort to 
restore American innovation and boost our global competitiveness.

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