Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, at a town hall meeting in Faribault, Minnesota, just this past Friday night, a small business owner shared his frustrations that I am certain every Member of Congress is hearing from their constituents. And certainly, we heard the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Rehberg) describe the frustrations he heard from small business owners in his great State. Whether it's the stimulus that failed to create jobs, or the job- killing national energy tax, or this massive government takeover of health care, small business owners are worried. My constituent said, ``I've had small businesses most of my life, so I understand when you would feel like hiring more people. Businesses want to know the rules, and they want a consistent future where they can project and plan. ``What's going on in the White House, with all these different bills and health care, it's a big unknown out there. Businesses are scared, and they have no idea what the future is. They don't want to invest, they don't want to hire. The economy's not going to rebound if they badger businesses the way they are right now.'' I say ``Amen'' to that, Mr. Speaker. Let's push these job-killing bills off the table and get together and work in a bipartisan way. ____________________”