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On the recordJune 23, 2011
Good morning, America. President Reagan once said the nine most terrifying words in the English language were: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Recently, I met with job creators, small businesses and mid-size businesses in my east Texas district to talk about jobs, and I wish the President would have been with me to listen to the men and women who create jobs in my district, and they're like the men and women who create jobs across America. In meeting after meeting, job creators in my district made their voices heard loud and clear. They don't want another Washington jobs bill. They don't want government that taxes more, spends more, regulates more, and borrows more. They aren't looking to Washington for more incentives or tools to start hiring. Want more jobs, they ask? Then get your finances in order and get Washington out of the way of our economic recovery. They want this Congress to cut now and cut deep, and when this Congress thinks it's cut enough wasteful and nonessential government spending, they want this Congress to cut more. In other words, they want their lawmakers to do what it takes to get our Nation back on sound footing. In Willis, city council member Anna Ross asked, We're making the tough choices in our city budget. When will the Federal Government do the same? At the Conroe Rotary Club, Angela Allen told me she wants Washington to pay down the debt, go after fraud in Medicare, and above all, get out of the way of our job creators.…
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Kevin Brady
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