Political Quotes

“today I rise to give the American people an update regarding what the House has done to implement the Small Business Bill of Rights. Small businesses create 70 percent of all new jobs. In April of 2005, the House passed the Small Business Bill of Rights which provided a blueprint for Congress to help small businesses create new jobs. As the author of this legislation, I am pleased to report that the House has done its job in 2005. In April, the House passed legislation repealing the death tax to allow family-owned small businesses to survive. In July, the House passed association health plans to help small businesses with the skyrocketing cost of health insurance. Also in July, the House passed four OSHA reform bills to help small businesses with red tape relief. In October, the House cracked down on frivolous lawsuits by passing the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act and the Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, which I authored. Currently, all of these bills are stuck in the Senate and time is running out. I urge the Senate to act now to help small businesses by passing these legislative initiatives. ____________________”