Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this week marks another tax day, culminating another year that Americans have been subjected to an outdated and overcomplicated Tax Code. Three years ago on tax day, I attended the first Tea Party rally in my hometown of New Iberia. I was fed up with an overreaching government and fed up with an overburdensome Tax Code. As a small business owner in the oil and gas industry, I've created jobs; I have made payroll; I have paid insurance; I have balanced budgets. I did these things like the majority of small businesses out there across America did, with hard work, determination, and, of course, a fantastic accountant to sift through the 3,837,105 words of the United States Tax Code. Mr. Speaker, it's no secret that small businesses are the real drivers of our economy. To date, small businesses employ half of the U.S. workers. And despite our lagging recovery, they have managed to generate nearly 65 percent of all of the new jobs created over the past 15 years, often outperforming their larger counterparts. I often speak with small business owners in my district. The one word I hear again and again from them is ``uncertainty.'' From looming health care mandates to volatile energy prices, American small businesses simply don't know what to expect.…”