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On the recordMarch 2, 2011
As if businesses weren't struggling enough with the worst recession since the Great Depression, some Washington bureaucrat decided it was a good idea to distract the real job creators of our country from doing what they do best--create jobs. To the gentleman from New York, that's what this debate is about, whether that hypothetical family actually has a job. But whether they should be distracted from creating jobs by requiring them to fill out mountains of 1099 paperwork. Obviously, the individual who came up with this brilliant idea has never had to meet a payroll or deal with the day-to-day operations of a small business.
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland
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govinfo.gov
Mar 2, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker criticizes bureaucratic requirements that hinder job creation during a recession.

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