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Rep. Garrett with Richard C. Spanier, director of Rudolph Research Analytical, in Hackettstown.
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Rep. Garrett with "Matty" Matarazzo, owner of Four Sisters Winery, in Belvidere.
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Rep. Garrett with Louis Muto, owner of DeMarco's Pizzeria and Restaurant, in West Milford.
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Rep. Garrett with Robert Danza, owner of Frank's Tackle and Sports Shop, in Wanaque. |
Rep. Garrett with Alan Margriether, owner of Colony Florist and Gifts, in Franklin Lakes.
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Rep. Garrett with Kevin Oppici, owner and head chef at Kevin's Thyme Restaurant and Catering, in Ho-Ho-Kus. |
While back home in the district last week, I had the pleasure of traveling around North Jersey during my 5th District Business Tour to discuss job creation and the state of the economy with local business owners. While each business is unique, one word rang true in all my conversations: uncertainty.
Businesses owners are uncertain if their taxes are going to go up if the $1.6 trillion deficit isn’t handled in a responsible way. Businesses owners are uncertain if they will have the ability to access the capital they need to expand and grow. Businesses owners are uncertain about the cost of ObamaCare and whether or not they will have to let employees go—much less hire new ones—because of increased healthcare costs. Businesses owners are uncertain about rising compliance costs due to never ending regulations from every level of government.
These are real concerns from business owners in the Garden State—our friends, our family and our neighbors. I will be bringing these concerns back to Washington, DC as I finish crafting the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) comprehensive jobs plan, which we are slated to unveil next Wednesday. Unlike the president’s so-called “jobs plan,” which is nothing more than the same failed tax and spend policies of the past, the RSC jobs plan will provide business owners the tools they need to get our country back on track.
By nature, businesses will always have hurdles to overcome, but government overreach into the private market is reckless and runs counter to the principles of freedom and opportunity our country stands for. After hearing from these business owners, it is clear to me that business leaders of New Jersey have the ingenuity and determination to succeed—they just need to be given the opportunity to do so. As long as I am in Congress, I vow to work every day to help businesses put Americans back to work.
