[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4125]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  MAIN STREET JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, talk to any small-business owner, and they 
will tell you how challenging it is to operate in this environment: 
heavyhanded regulations, confusing paperwork requirements, a complex 
and unfair Tax Code. I hear it all the time as I travel Michigan's 
Seventh District, hold listening sessions, and tour local shops and 
manufacturing facilities. That is why I am introducing the Main Street 
Jobs and Opportunity Act.
  To grow a healthy economy, we need to foster policies that help small 
businesses do what they do best: bring their products to market and 
hire new workers in the community.
  It is time for Big Government to stop squeezing the small family 
farmer in Jackson County, the local diner in Eaton County, and the 
manufacturer in Monroe County. Instead of building up Washington or 
Wall Street, let's focus on helping Main Street.
  

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