Kevin Hern

we have either got to start having more babies in America very quickly, or we have got to help our folks that we have 20 million additional people we have that are in the government assistance program

deficits and debts do matter, and we need to be fiscally responsible for those

I believe it was Congressman Hern who raised the issue, who is watching over you? Who is holding you accountable?

I think we should make sure that in the future there is at least somebody who is overseeing this.

The Amazon fulfillment center coming to Tulsa in 2020 is the largest ever job employer ever in the history of northeast Oklahoma.

As you all know, every big business begins as a small business.

I find it interesting. We have a lot of those kind of things happen in Washington, D.C.

I find it a little bit troubling that some of my colleagues claim to support innovation and also, you know, against this shortage, but also supporting Obamacare.

I am hopeful that my colleagues across the aisle can realize this and take actions to start advocating for policies that will actually help spur innovation.

However, I will tell you that I find it a little bit troubling that some of my colleagues claim to support innovation and also, you know, against this shortage, but also supporting Obamacare which according to the Nonprofit Tax Foundation…

I applaud the previous Congress and President Trump for the First Step Act. But as you alluded to, it is really just the first step.

We have to protect that opportunity. We have incarceration terms for the purpose of paying back your debt to society for what you did and breaking laws.

There is no better advocate for small business in the United States House of Representatives than myself.

I think you said, Mr. Seybert that the racial and discriminatory.

I was really pleased with the responses that we got from our witnesses today.

I would caution us of not trying to kill this program right off the bat here.

I have always said that most people do not move to a city or to an area because small businesses grow.

Opportunity Zones represent a unique working relationship between the Federal Government, state and local municipalities, and the private sector.

One would argue that to bring these, revitalize these neighborhoods or these particular OZs would be to bring business back in which is why we are talking about this today.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I may, I would ask for just a moment of silence for our colleague, Elijah Cummings and his family.

Mr. Chairman, if I may, I would ask for just a moment of silence for our colleague, Elijah Cummings and his family.

I firmly believe Congress can work together, just like this Committee does day in and day out, to find responsible tax incentives and policies that truly help small firms and strengthen our economy for the long term.

We know that small businesses are the Nation's job creators, and thus, when jobs are created in communities, neighborhoods are transformed.

I do agree where the successes are coming, or where at least obviously it is a very short window here we are looking at.

We must continue to work in a bipartisan manner to ensure that all small businesses operate within an environment that is free of overly burdensome regulations.