Karen Mills Quotes

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

Small businesses are the economic drivers of our country, providing the stimulus our communities need.

For small businesses, you need less taxes, less federal spending, and you need less regulation that blocks their growth.

I think the big thing is to talk about getting people working again and addressing the issues that are keeping small business from being able to grow.

Small businesses drive this economy and it is unacceptable that the President's budget proposal does not give them the tools they need to be successful.

After getting driven into the ground by the policies of the Bush administration, the economy is creeping up. It's doing that because people are sticking their shoulders to the wheel. Community banks are doing a lot of lending to small businesses and keeping them going.

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.

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

As a small-business man myself, I believe strongly that improving the health of small businesses is the key to improving the economy, growing the middle class, and creating innovative products and services.

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

Thanks to President Bush and Republican principles, businesses now have more confidence to hire workers.

The American economy has always been driven by the entrepreneurial nature of its citizens, and blocking access to affordable health care will only suffocate growth within the small business sector of our economy.

If you want to have prosperity here, we really have to see our small businesses able to grow and compete around the world.

It's not government that creates jobs; it's small business. Our job is to make sure they have the access to capital, the access to contracting opportunities, and the help, advice and mentoring that they need to go out and be successful.

In the Gulf region and nationwide, small businesses are an integral and crucial part of local economies and communities. They should not be overlooked.

Whenever I tour my district and I ask small businesspeople 'what can I do to help?,' they tell me to just get government out of the way and they'll create the jobs and grow on their own.

The most important thing for small businesses is getting the economy back on its feet. That - the key driver of small business activity is demand for their product, and that is what we are trying to do, getting the economy back on its feet. That's far more important than other factors.

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.

I've heard time and again from small business owners in Ohio that extending bonus depreciation is the single biggest factor in allowing their businesses to grow. Allowing companies to use these tools for capital reinvestment is a common-sense way to encourage job creation.

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.

But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses.

The way to create jobs is to encourage private sector job creators.

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.

I don't have any problem with government helping entrepreneurs and businesses.

Small businesses provide 75 percent of new U.S. jobs and are the backbone of our economy, and no outdated ban should be keeping small business owners from collecting the same interest their money could earn if it were held by an individual.