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John Shimkus: “Right. And as we follow the now health care law, it's hard for some of us to really--I mean, the reality is that the…”

On the recordMay 12, 2010
Right. And as we follow the now health care law, it's hard for some of us to really--I mean, the reality is that the people who are going to have the most difficulty are the small businesses in complying. And, again, when you talked about small-town rural America, you look at--we want to encourage people to hire folks. We don't want to discourage the centralized--and it's a sad state of affairs that the only place in America that you can go to find a job is Washington, D.C., and the only place that real estate values are high is Washington, D.C. We cannot continue to incentivize the national capital at the expense of Main Street USA.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois
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May 12, 2010

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The speaker addresses the challenges small businesses face under the new health care law.

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