Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, it was just a few weeks ago that our Nation celebrated Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, in the Obama economy, millions could not give thanks for having a job. In the Obama economy, unemployment remains mired at near or above 9 percent. In the Obama economy, one in seven are on food stamps. In the Obama economy, we have seen the fewest small business startups in 17 years. That's why, Mr. Chairman, jobs are job number one for House Republicans. That's why our jobs bills have been passed; but, unfortunately, 25 of them are stacking up like cord wood in the Democratic-controlled Senate. After today, it will be 26 because one of the most important pro-jobs bills is on the floor today, the REINS Act. Mr. Chairman, whether I'm speaking to Fortune 50 CEOs out of Dallas, Texas, where I reside, or small business people in east Texas that I have the privilege of representing in this body, they all tell me the same thing: the number one impediment to jobs in America today is the Federal regulatory burden. I hear from them each and every day. I heard from the Grasch family in the Fifth District of Texas: ``As a small business, I have to bring in an additional thousand dollars a month to break even.'' He's talking about his regulatory burden. ``This is while consumers have less money to purchase my services.…”