Pat Toomey Quotes

The federal government needs to get off the backs of small businesses and let the private sector grow and create jobs instead of harnessing it with onerous regulations and a repressive tax code.

Republican governors are leading the way in helping the private sector create new jobs, reforming government and getting our economy back on track.

Washington's parasitic approach to the private sector must change for there to be widespread, near-term and enduring prosperity and job creation.

We need to get out of the way of the small business owner - and big business owners - and allow them to do what government can only dream of doing: creating jobs and thereby creating wealth.

When we get government off the backs of our job creators, small businesses have a better chance of thriving. And when small businesses thrive, so does our economy.

Our first priority has to be getting our fiscal house in order - and creating an atmosphere for the private sector in job creation.

We must get government out of the way and help foster an environment where small businesses are free to grow and create jobs.

The country has moved off track. The people in Washington don't have the hard-nosed business experience needed to get the economy up and running.

Small business creates more jobs than large corporations.

As a businessman, I know President Obama understands what it takes to spark economic growth, because I have seen him in action.

I eventually settled in Washington, where my partners and I have been fortunate to build a restaurant business that now employs thousands of Americans across the country.

In a zero corporate tax rate environment, if the private sector doesn't create tens of millions of jobs, then I don't know what it takes to create tens of millions of jobs.

I believe we're the party of small business.

Small businesses create half of the jobs in the private sector.

In fact, 80 percent of our domestic job growth comes from the small- and medium-sized business community.

And fifth, we will champion small businesses, America's engine of job growth. That means reducing taxes on business, not raising them. It means simplifying and modernizing the regulations that hurt small business the most. And it means that we must rein in the skyrocketing cost of healthcare by repealing and replacing Obamacare.

I think we need to significantly reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector. The Obama administration is doing the opposite. They're loading on more and more regulation on the private respect to how the economy functions.

Providing tax relief and reducing regulations leads to job creation and new economic opportunities for our small businesses, which are the backbone of our economy.

My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.

Maryland needs someone in Congress who will fight to create jobs, stop out-of-control government spending and defend small businesses.

We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.

I am a local economic revitalization strategist. But I am also a TV/radio host, and a small business owner. I find ways to use money more efficiently to realize positive goals for everyone.

More freedom means more jobs... less government and less taxes.

Job creation requires a business friendly environment with a tax structure that is not punitive and a state government designed for efficient use of fewer tax dollars.

I am excited to rise today to support National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. This celebration honors the husband and wife business owner teams whose work helps drive the economy and fuel job growth.