Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to a wonderful representative of the people of Tennessee and the American people, a member of the committee, the gentleman from Tennessee, Dr. DesJarlais. {time} 1130 Mr. DesJARLAIS. I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise today in support of H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act. As I have traveled Tennessee's Fourth Congressional District and spoken with 30-plus job creators, our conversations inevitably focus on one basic complaint: that the Federal Government's overregulation of the private sector is impeding job creation in this country. Instead of reducing the regulatory burdens on business, an act which would most certainly create much needed private sector jobs, this administration has used its labor board to make it harder to do business in America. Nowhere is this more apparent than in its recent unfair labor practice complaint against Boeing. If you want to talk about creating jobs, let's look at the facts: Boeing has invested approximately $1 billion to build a plant in South Carolina, which will create new, well-paying jobs in South Carolina. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.”