Cedric Richmond Quotes

The government has got to do something to help independent businesses.

Let's pass the small business credit enhancement bill so small business can get back on its feet.

Claiming to 'fight for small business' is often used as a political tool in Washington D.C., but it is actually the policies behind that battle cry that small firms care about.

This nation's 23 million small businesses need a budget that reflects their value to the economy.

I would give relief from the first $10,000 of the payroll tax. I would allow small businesses to accelerate depreciation so they would have an incentive to buy now rather than defer. I would also give to the states $40 billion of relief.

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.

We have to keep the momentum going in the economy. And we have to make sure that we give small businesses as much cash and liquidity as possible so they have the confidence to hire that next worker.

We've gotten tremendous support. Everybody now understands how critical it is to help small businesses get out of this recession and into recovery.

Washington has got to, across the board, lower taxes for small businesses so that our mom and pops can reinvest and hire people, so that our businesses can thrive.

It is my hope that by reducing the tax burden on small business owners that we can help them grow their businesses and, in doing so, create jobs.

We’ve got to stop supporting big business with corporate welfare and do something for small business which creates most of our new jobs.

As senator, Mainers can count on me to always prioritize Maine's small businesses.

As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.

If you're going to go increase taxes on small businesses, you're going to slow down the extent to which we're able to reduce unemployment. So I think it's a serious mistake; the wrong time to raise taxes.

Any that is why I think any kind of a stimulus package is going to have to help people who are without work, without a job, help them have health insurance.

We know that working with small businesses to create jobs will do more to help our economy than anything the Obama Administration has tried to do.

We have to change course. And we have to do so now. That is why I worked with my colleagues in Washington to pass the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Eliminating the Death Tax will continue to restore consumer confidence, spur capital investment, and create new jobs which are critical components of economic growth, particularly within the small business community.

We have to get away from the class warfare and recognize that we are growing jobs by helping small business.

Those who want low taxes and healthy job creation know that an unnecessary dollar going to these unions is a dollar that cannot reduce the tax burden on homeowners, small businesses, and job creators.

I traveled the state of Florida for two years campaigning. I have never met a job creator who told me that they were waiting for the next tax increase before they started growing their business. I've never met a single job creator who's ever said to me I can't wait until government raises taxes again so I can go out and create a job.

We can have more jobs in small businesses if 'Obamacare' is eliminated.

We can lift standards of living for working families in this country. We can help small businesses create jobs. And we can have a beneficial impact on the economy as a whole if we do tax reform right.

One of Obama's first major acts as president was to sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and some of the money in that bill went to Saft.

We can only create good jobs if we make smarter investments in infrastructure and do more to support small businesses, not stiff them.