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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 332 

Providing that the House of Representatives will focus on removing barriers 

to a prosperous economy and therefore renew the dream. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 2, 2009 

Mr. TIAHRT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Providing that the House of Representatives will focus on 

removing barriers to a prosperous economy and therefore 

renew the dream. 

Whereas history tells us that economies are built from the 

ground up and not from the government down; 

Whereas the economy of the United States is experiencing a 

severe downturn; 

Whereas assuming massive private debt through billion-dollar 

bailouts has not eased our economic woes; 

Whereas the United States is headed towards adding an additional $8.7 trillion in national debt between fiscal years 

2009 and 2016 due to excessive government spending 

and bailouts; 


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Whereas the United States has lost over 2.6 million jobs in 

the past 4 months alone; 

Whereas the manufacturing sector and small businesses are 

forced to close their doors every day; 

Whereas the economy of the United States is part of a global 

economy in which domestic industries face ever stronger 

competition from foreign industries; 

Whereas growth in exports accounts for 1⁄6 of all growth in 

the United States economy; 

Whereas approximately 1 in 5 factory jobs in the United 

States depends directly on international trade; 

Whereas American farmers export 1⁄3 of their crops, and exports generate nearly 25 percent of farmers’ gross sales; 

Whereas the estimated total regulatory burden on United 

States business is more than $850 billion per year; 

Whereas according to a study sponsored by the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, government 

regulations cost firms with fewer than 20 employees 45 

percent more per employee than the cost to firms with 

more than 500 employees; 

Whereas the Office of Management and Budget estimates 

that for every dollar of direct budget expenditure devoted 

to regulatory activity, the private sector spends $45 to 

comply with regulations; 

Whereas high-technology industries are driving economic 

growth around the world, as shown by the fact that the 

global market for high-technology goods is growing at a 

faster rate than the rate for other manufactured goods; 


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Whereas more than 1 million American jobs are dependant 

upon research and development spending in the United 

States; 

Whereas the cost of medical care in the United States regularly outpaces general inflation; 

Whereas 2⁄3 of Americans who are under age 65 and covered 

by health insurance currently obtain that insurance 

through employers; 

Whereas 85 percent of jobs in the United States today are 

classified as skilled jobs and in 1950 only 20 percent of 

jobs were so classified; 

Whereas 80 percent of the 50 fastest growing occupations require education beyond high school; 

Whereas in 2007, United States taxpayers spent an estimated $183 billion and 3.18 billion hours to comply with 

the Federal income tax code; 

Whereas the tax compliance burden is twice as much for 

businesses with fewer than 20 employees as it is for businesses with more than 500 employees; 

Whereas total energy consumption in the United States is expected to increase more rapidly than domestic energy 

supply through at least 2025; 

Whereas the Energy Information Administration projects 

that net imports will constitute 36 percent of total 

United States energy consumption in 2025, as compared 

with only 26 percent in 2002; and 

Whereas according to a study sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers and American Council for 

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ments a policy to increase the supply of affordable energy: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the House of Representatives— 

3 (A) recognizes that there are existing bar4 riers to keeping and creating jobs in the United 

5 States, including a tax system that punishes 

6 success and is too complex, burdensome and in7 effective regulations, lack of energy independ8 ence, stability, lifelong learning, and trade fair9 ness, the abuse of lawsuits, and an expensive 

10 and outdated health care system; and 

11 (B) recognizes that improving the strength 

12 of the United States economy depends on con13 gressional action to remove these barriers; and 

14 (2) it is the sense of the House of Representa15 tives that— 

16 (A) every Federal agency should review its 

17 rules and policies regarding the agents of the 

18 United States economy and work with, rather 

19 than against, job creators to create a safe work20 place in a way that will also allow them to be 

21 successful; and 


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1 (B) Congress should enact comprehensive 

2 legislation to remove such barriers that will lead 

3 to a prosperous economy and renew the dream. 

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