Kay Hagan Quotes

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.

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.

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.

The economy needs thriving, job-creating small businesses, but excessive and ill-considered regulations too often get in the way of growth.

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.

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

It's been said that government doesn't create jobs, business does. For the most part, this is true. But government creates the environment in which businesses can excel and expand.

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.

Small business owners are fighting every day to create and innovate, but continue to face government barriers to job creation.

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.

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.

Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the federal government creates an environment that helps them succeed, not one that sets them up to fail.

The sooner we rein in the red tape factory in Washington, D.C., the sooner small businesses can get back to creating jobs and helping more Americans find an honest day's work.

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

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

We'll look after the people who create jobs and business and give them that opportunity to grow in the time ahead.

Removing government-created obstacles to small business growth is what Washington should be addressing, and this focus should start with removing the herculean impediments to job creation found in the health care law.

The economic importance of small businesses in Mississippi has always been significant, and it's well positioned to increase.

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

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

We want real job creation and a fertile business environment for small business owners.

There's nothing wrong with the Democratic Party that talks more about - and more loudly about - jobs, and cutting red tape, and bureaucracy, making it easier for entrepreneurs to start jobs, making it easier for businesses to grow and create more jobs. That has historically been the wheelhouse of the Democratic Party.

Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.