On the recordMarch 2, 2011
When I was actually out on the campaign trail, I talked to a lot of small business owners. These small business owners were fired up. This is exactly what they're saying is wrong with Washington--more and more government regulation, more and more paperwork--and this is exactly what we have to clean up now after 4 years of what we've been dealing with. I heard from businesses like Mussman's Back Acres in Kankakee County in my district, and I heard about the illogical burden that this would place on them, the people they would have to hire just to take care of this requirement--one of the most illogical requirements I can say of the health care bill. The 1099 requirement impacts small businesses disproportionately by requiring them to file and collect 1099 tax forms for any business transaction--any one--over $600 or more per year, these new requirements at a time when businesses can't afford it.
