Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise in favor of H.R. 2. It is hard to know where to begin when you are talking about how bad the current health care legislation is for small businesses. The current health care bill that this Congress passed last year has an incentive for businesses to go from 50 employees to 49. It has an incentive for businesses to go from 25 employees down to fewer, and it has a disincentive then for small businesses to grow. There is a financial incentive to pay your employees less because the tax credit that we talked so much about last year goes away as you pay your folks more. In fact, it is almost as if the folks who wrote this piece of legislation last year either have no idea how small business works or they don't care how small business works. Either way, the current health care legislation is a complete disaster for small business, and the number one priority for small business this year should be repealing of the existing health care and passing of H.R. 2.”