Political Quotes

“I rise today to speak on behalf of the amendment I offer, which is called the Johanns amendment. I think and very respectfully I say that the Senator from Montana has really joined the issues here. On one hand, we have this 1099 requirement, which no business in America supports--none. We have this 1099 requirement that every business association in America opposes. On the other hand, we have a health care bill--passed on Christmas Eve, put together with no bipartisan support--for which the President is demanding absolute loyalty of his Members. He doesn't want anything changed. And that is how the issue is joined today. But I believe today that we in the Senate have an opportunity to take a very clear and very decisive action that shows we mean what we say. A vote to repeal the 1099 paperwork mandate fulfills the promise to clear Federal roadblocks that are stopping small businesses from expanding and putting Americans to work. There have been a lot of promises from this administration and even from this Congress to support small businesses, but America is coming to the conclusion that the promises are empty. And this 1099 mandate in the health care bill is a perfect example of why they are giving up hope. You see, our small business owners, our medium-sized business owners, and our large business owners are frustrated with nice speeches that are followed by strangling regulation, new taxes, and really absurd paperwork mandates.”