Hayworth Participates in GOP Leadership Press Conference on Job Creation

Press Release

Rep. Nan Hayworth, M.D. (R-NY) and members of the Job Creators Caucus participated today in a press conference highlighting the one-year anniversary of the Democrats' so-called "Recovery Summer" touting the supposed positive effects of the stimulus on job creation.

Rep. Hayworth joined Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor and the entire GOP Leadership team and spoke about the House Republican's Plan for America's Job Creators, which focuses on substantive legislative solutions to get Government out of the way of businesses and job creators.

To view remarks from Rep. Hayworth at today's press conference, please click here. A text version is below:

"I have the privilege of representing the 19th Congressional District of New York, and for 16 years in that district I had the great privilege of caring for patients as an ophthalmologist. One of the ways in which American medicine has distinguished itself over the decades is that we have been key to medical innovation, and have been the greatest innovators in the world in pharmaceuticals and devices.

"Just recently, some of our device makers have come to me and said "You know we can't do, we can't afford to do what we had been doing in this country. We are going to have to move our research and development overseas where regulations are less oppressive; where we won't be taxed for creating and providing devices and innovations to our patients who need them.'

"In January, the House of Representatives passed repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which included a tax on medical innovators. Unfortunately, the Senate did not follow suit. So we have a problem in this country and, closer to home, we have a problem among our small businesses as we all know.

"In the 19th District I had the privilege of visiting PDJ Components, Inc., which manufactures trusses for various types of construction projects in Chester, New York. Mr. Ketchum from PDJ said "You know Nan, even with all of the burdens placed on us by these new laws and regulations over the past couple of years, we're really ready to go. We need customers; we need an economy that works.'

"I want to assure Mr. Ketchum and all of his employees that we in the House Republican Conference are also rolling up our sleeves. And we're getting to work to relieve those burdens, and make sure that they have the jobs and opportunities that they deserve and that they are ready to run with."

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