Renacci shares insights into the course the country is taking
When Congressman Jim Renacci took the podium to speak before the 150 business and civic leaders from throughout Wayne County gathered at the Memories Party and Conference Center in Wooster March 22 for the Wooster, Orrville and Rittman Chambers of Commerce Legislative Luncheon he asked for a show of hands to a simple question – are you better off than your parents?
Virtually every hand in the room shot up.
But when he asked the crowd whether they believed their children would be better off when they reached this stage in their lives, the response was very different.
Only one hand went up.
“That’s very scary and that’s one of the reasons why I ran for Congress, because the fear is for our children and grandchildren. Where are we going? Where is this country taking us?
“When you get down to Washington, D.C. you realize it’s a different world, it’s a different system. They don’t really think too much about the future. If they did they wouldn’t be passing legislation and some of these rules and regulations that they continue to pass and pass and pass.”
Renacci noted that one of the positive changes that has been made by the new Congress “is that we come back into the district every couple of weeks and we spend that week meeting with our constituents,” which gives congressmen “the opportunity to stay in touch.”
Over the course of 40 minutes Renacci discussed a wide variety of topics, including the passage of continuing resolutions, the ongoing budget negotiations and efforts to raise the country’s debt ceiling and sought input from business and civic leaders on their ideas for getting the economy growing and the country back on track.
Job creation is critical to getting the country back on a sound economic footing.
“The only way we’re ever going to create jobs is to bring certainty and predictability back to the marketplace. That is the key,” said Renacci.
“Government does not create jobs.
“Government can interfere with the ability for businesses to create jobs but government does not create jobs,” Renacci said, adding that Congress must begin to look seriously at both the content and sheer volume of regulations that impede job creation.
According to Renacci, the new Congress is taking its oversight responsibilities very seriously.
“This Congress is committed to oversight,” said Renacci. “Every committee now has a subcommittee of oversight that is doing nothing but oversight of all these regulations.
“Until we can eliminate some of these over burdensome regulations there are many business owners” who say they aren’t in a position to add new jobs because of escalating costs due to the implementation of new regulations.
With the national economy struggling to recover and the debt continuing to increase, Renacci noted, “we have a lot of work to do.
“I will tell you this. There were a lot of good people that were elected in November and a lot of them have business experience. A lot of them have experience where they can say we’re not going in the right direction. We’ve got to figure out what we can do next. We’ve got to change things,” said Renacci.
“Leadership is saying the same thing.
“They say we’ve got to make sure three things occur when any bill comes to the table – will it help create jobs, will it reduce the deficit and will it make it better for our children and grandchildren.
“That’s really important to me and I’m sure to all of you here,” said Renacci.
Virtually every hand in the room shot up.
But when he asked the crowd whether they believed their children would be better off when they reached this stage in their lives, the response was very different.
Only one hand went up.
“That’s very scary and that’s one of the reasons why I ran for Congress, because the fear is for our children and grandchildren. Where are we going? Where is this country taking us?
“When you get down to Washington, D.C. you realize it’s a different world, it’s a different system. They don’t really think too much about the future. If they did they wouldn’t be passing legislation and some of these rules and regulations that they continue to pass and pass and pass.”
Renacci noted that one of the positive changes that has been made by the new Congress “is that we come back into the district every couple of weeks and we spend that week meeting with our constituents,” which gives congressmen “the opportunity to stay in touch.”
Over the course of 40 minutes Renacci discussed a wide variety of topics, including the passage of continuing resolutions, the ongoing budget negotiations and efforts to raise the country’s debt ceiling and sought input from business and civic leaders on their ideas for getting the economy growing and the country back on track.
Job creation is critical to getting the country back on a sound economic footing.
“The only way we’re ever going to create jobs is to bring certainty and predictability back to the marketplace. That is the key,” said Renacci.
“Government does not create jobs.
“Government can interfere with the ability for businesses to create jobs but government does not create jobs,” Renacci said, adding that Congress must begin to look seriously at both the content and sheer volume of regulations that impede job creation.
According to Renacci, the new Congress is taking its oversight responsibilities very seriously.
“This Congress is committed to oversight,” said Renacci. “Every committee now has a subcommittee of oversight that is doing nothing but oversight of all these regulations.
“Until we can eliminate some of these over burdensome regulations there are many business owners” who say they aren’t in a position to add new jobs because of escalating costs due to the implementation of new regulations.
With the national economy struggling to recover and the debt continuing to increase, Renacci noted, “we have a lot of work to do.
“I will tell you this. There were a lot of good people that were elected in November and a lot of them have business experience. A lot of them have experience where they can say we’re not going in the right direction. We’ve got to figure out what we can do next. We’ve got to change things,” said Renacci.
“Leadership is saying the same thing.
“They say we’ve got to make sure three things occur when any bill comes to the table – will it help create jobs, will it reduce the deficit and will it make it better for our children and grandchildren.
“That’s really important to me and I’m sure to all of you here,” said Renacci.
Published: March 29, 2011
