On the recordMarch 21, 2010
As we vote on health care takeover, I urge Members of both parties to pay attention to the counsel of the National Federation of Independent Business, NFIB, the Nation's leading small business association. "Small business has been struggling with health care costs for decades, and our members need help now." These bills "are not the answer--they compound current problems and make health care even more expensive for small businesses. Costing nearly $1 trillion, these bills will send health insurance costs soaring, increase the cost of doing business and set our economic recovery backward with destructive policies," including a tax on small business health plans, targeting small construction firms with destructive new mandates, an unprecedented increase in the Medicare payroll tax. In July, NFIB warned a similar bill would kill 1.6 million jobs. In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. As we vote today, I share the concern of former DSS Director Bill Walker that the bill will be a free ticket, no show.
