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Brett Guthrie: “In my district, unemployment is the number one issue like it is across the country. And not just hearing from people…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2010
In my district, unemployment is the number one issue like it is across the country. And not just hearing from people looking for jobs but talking to people who want to provide jobs. And they are concerned about the tax increases that could be coming with the expiration of the tax cuts. And one of the concerns that we heard Secretary Geithner talk about this weekend, Madam Speaker, is that the taxes could increase on those making $250,000 or more, which we know half of that runs through small businesses. So I'm talking to a lot of small business owners who are afraid of taxes because they want to grow their business and hire people and put them to work.
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Brett Guthrie
Republican · Kentucky
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Jul 27, 2010

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The speaker addresses unemployment and tax concerns affecting small businesses in his district.

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