Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, it is all about the jobs, and that's exactly what this Republican majority has been fixated on ever since we've come into control of this House. I will tell you that specifically we recognize that what we need to do to create jobs in this country is provide certainty, tax certainty, and, right here in this resolution, certainty that we are being clear, that we are going to address the regulations that are killing jobs in this country that the Democratic Party has allowed to happen over the last several years. We're going to change that today. I rise in support of this resolution because small business owners in South Dakota and across this country are losing more of their bottom lines to red tape this year and in the past several years than they have in decades. Federal agencies continuously overstep their powers and impose new regulations, which not only raises the cost of doing business but feeds the uncertainty of doing business here in America. Today's economy is uncertain enough. The least we can do for our job creators is to provide them with stability by eliminating unnecessary and costly burdens. The EPA is rife with examples of these burdens. This agency wants to penalize farmers for dust on their operations and what they produce. You can bet any South Dakota farmer tending their livestock, baling hay, or harvesting their crops would agree this is absurd. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…”