Mark Kelly

I'm thinking this may put me under. I may not be able to survive this.

Doc, what am I going to do if I have more than 50 employees.

We've got to get through this as Americans. This is not a Republican or Democratic or Libertarian or Independent issue.

Listen, we work for you. Everything that we spend comes out of your pockets.

Government has stepped in between you and the relationship you have with the people that you work with.

It's going to come from the private sector.

I think it is critical for members of Congress to get outside the Beltway and hear from the men and women whose lives are affected by the policies advanced in the nation's capitol.

Get government out of the way. Get them out of the hair of our job creators and work towards common sense solutions.

Those who happen to believe that change is only possible through more government control and more government spending do a nation a great disservice.

It has and continues to be about the degree to which we allow the federal government to dictate some of the most personal decisions in our lives.

Employer provided health insurance is critical to the healthcare needs of many Pennsylvania families.

We must make sure federal policies continue the gain and are not permitted to undermine the growth we've seen here in Pennsylvania and across our nation.

We're not talking about huge employers like GE and GM and AK Steel. We're talking about very small family-owned businesses that struggle every day to make it.

There are a lot of scared business owners in our community.

This has never been about healthcare, never been about the things that touch--pull at our heart strings. It's about what we can afford to do and what we can provide.

I think it's critical for members of Congress to get outside the Beltway and hear from the men and women whose lives are affected by policies advanced in our nation's capital.

I am committed to repealing this government takeover of health care and pursuing the right reforms that will lower costs for workers while not undermining the success of employers.

I feel an obligation to see that happen, and I think we can do that.

The best government you'll have will be local government right here where you are in Butler, Pennsylvania.

I don't want any of you sending another nickel of your hard earned tax dollars to Washington, D.C. and see the waste that I see up there.

If we really want to grow the economy, if we really want to get Americans to work, if we really want to see this nation accomplish great things, and there's only one thing standing in the way right now. It's government.

There's no Patient Protection Affordable Care Act in China, those are the people you're competing with.

There's not a person that I've ever talked that owns a business that does not want his associates to do well.

The most egregious thing of this whole healthcare bill is it's divided us as a nation.

I have no other speakers at the moment, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.