Kevin Hern

Entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of this Nation, and our country has always been known as the 'land of opportunity.'

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield back.

Part of the problem is being a business owner, is that we get surveyed by all these different agencies for many times the same, similar information.

It seems like a questionable use of time and resources to have to answer these long and detailed surveys.

if people were to walk in here, it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to know which one of you are representing the Democrats and the Republicans because when you are in small business D and R does not matter any more.

However, being a small business owner myself for the past 34 years, I can tell you that it seems like a questionable use of time and resources to have to answer these long and detailed surveys.

This crucial information can be obtained through data collected by the census.

I would say the federal government is not doing a good job at trying to get people out of poverty.

If you get a good education and you work hard, you can do a lot.

That should be a Republican and Democrat issue, is to reform that.

I have spent a lifetime working to help people get a first job.

I think it somewhat goes without saying that we do have a very strong economy today.

I agree, 110 percent, that it should be a bipartisan issue, and we should do everything that we need.

Like probably most people in this room, I had student debts that I had to pay off over the years.

Student loan debt is a topic that resonates with most Americans.

We talked about Medicare for all which would further lower the reimbursement rates, which really should have you all up in arms even discussing that.

If you don't believe it, that it is an objective, look no further than the infamous fact sheet.

Under the toxic Green New Deal we would lose those jobs and the important impact those companies have on my state.

Not only is this legislation detrimental to our state's economy and key industries, but it also would destroy the country's economy.

A plan that would cost every American household $60,000 a year, while not fulfilling its primary objective, which is reducing global carbon emissions.

A budget is the primary responsibility of governing, it is the only document that Congress produces that lays everything out: revenues, spending, deficits, and, of course, our vision for the future.

The Green New Deal that has been discussed and Medicare for all, just two priorities of the House Democrats, would together cost $20 trillion more than the net worth of every American household.

While my friends on the other side of the aisle are so focused on advancing some of the most extreme proposals in Washington, they are unfortunately ignoring the demands for jobs in some of their own states.

I take exception to we shouldn't be worrying about the cost. Climate change must be addressed without sacrificing our country's economic and fiscal well-being.

It seems as though some Democrats are listening to radical environmental activists, instead of working, seeking new jobs in their districts, and consumers looking for lower energy bills.