Virginia's chief jobs creator is Republican Lt. Governor Bill Bolling, and on Tuesday he stood up for the small businesses of the Commonwealth and took on the President of the United States.
With many changes in federal regulations that have been passed by the Democratically-controlled Congress since President Barack Obama (D) took office 20 months ago, employers have been negatively affected in a way that has caused layoffs and cutbacks.
Bolling, who heads up the Governor's Commission on Economic Development and Job Creation, made it clear that government cannot continue to prosper at the expense of the private sector and, specifically, the small business people who are so important to communities across the nation.
Without mincing words, Bolling laid it on the line:
By constantly crisscrossing the Commonwealth and talking with
businesses, Bolling has a keen insight into the damage they have
endured and the consequences that will occur if the federal government
continues to stick its nose into the private sector.
Working closely with Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell since both were sworn in eight months ago, Bolling has worked hard to bring jobs, new corporations, and expansions that will provide a whopping $1.7 billion in capital investment to the Commonwealth.
Successes so far have included Fortune 100 company Northrup Grumman who decided to relocate its headquarters from Los Angeles to Falls Church, cyber tech Harris Corporation locating an office in Harrisonburg, new manufacturing jobs in Wytheville, MeadWestvaco moving its packaging division from NC to Richmond, and many more. The work of creating jobs has just begun for the team of McDonnell and Bolling.
While Virginia is trying to create jobs, however, the Democratic Congress continues to pass legislation to squash growth by over-regulating private businesses. A disappointment was the Obama administration's announcement that they intended to close the Norfolk Joint Forces Command Center which would do away with 5,000 jobs.
Bill Bolling pointed out the problems with heavier federal regulations on corporations and Mom-and-Pop companies:
Bolling noted that Americans know the country cannot sustain a $14 trillion national debt.
Meanwhile, Obama planned a stop in Richmond Wednesday afternoon to tout all the issues that Republicans consider the wrong approach. Stumping in Republican Congressional Whip Eric Cantor's district, the President will make the pitch to do away with the Bush tax cuts for those making more than $250,000, to bash Republicans' "Pledge to America," and to talk up ObamaCare, stimulus, and other massive government programs.
Many Richmonders are concerned about gridlock during the President's visit to a neighborhood with small, winding roads across the James River from downtown Richmond. All area airports will be shut down for three hours, an inconvenience that was noted by one area airport worker:
Others in the Richmond area communicated on Facebook about blocked
roads, inaccessible highways, and the lock-down of the surrounding
neighborhood. Many were not happy that the Commander-in-Chief would
cause so much inconvenience while talking with only a small group of
supporters and not those in the community at large about the ills of the
country.
Perhaps Lt. Governor Bolling said it best:
Sage advice.
November will show if citizens like the President’s brand of change, or if they are ready for change of a different kind.
With many changes in federal regulations that have been passed by the Democratically-controlled Congress since President Barack Obama (D) took office 20 months ago, employers have been negatively affected in a way that has caused layoffs and cutbacks.
Bolling, who heads up the Governor's Commission on Economic Development and Job Creation, made it clear that government cannot continue to prosper at the expense of the private sector and, specifically, the small business people who are so important to communities across the nation.
Without mincing words, Bolling laid it on the line:
"If someone had devised a plan to
destroy American business, it would look very much like the policies
that have been pursued in Washington for the past 18 months," he said.
"We have to change course."
Working closely with Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell since both were sworn in eight months ago, Bolling has worked hard to bring jobs, new corporations, and expansions that will provide a whopping $1.7 billion in capital investment to the Commonwealth.
Successes so far have included Fortune 100 company Northrup Grumman who decided to relocate its headquarters from Los Angeles to Falls Church, cyber tech Harris Corporation locating an office in Harrisonburg, new manufacturing jobs in Wytheville, MeadWestvaco moving its packaging division from NC to Richmond, and many more. The work of creating jobs has just begun for the team of McDonnell and Bolling.
While Virginia is trying to create jobs, however, the Democratic Congress continues to pass legislation to squash growth by over-regulating private businesses. A disappointment was the Obama administration's announcement that they intended to close the Norfolk Joint Forces Command Center which would do away with 5,000 jobs.
Bill Bolling pointed out the problems with heavier federal regulations on corporations and Mom-and-Pop companies:
Bolling's advice to Obama included
abandoning portions of the health-care overhaul, including fines and
penalties on business owners who do not provide health insurance for
all employees.
...
He also suggested relaxing environmental and financial regulations to allow businesses to grow sooner rather than later.
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He also suggested relaxing environmental and financial regulations to allow businesses to grow sooner rather than later.
"We have to get the federal regulators
off the backs of the banks so they can loan the money they already have
to the people who need it the most," he said. Finally, Bolling asked
that Obama pledge to reduce federal spending by a minimum of 5 percent a
year with a goal of trimming back to 2006 levels.
Meanwhile, Obama planned a stop in Richmond Wednesday afternoon to tout all the issues that Republicans consider the wrong approach. Stumping in Republican Congressional Whip Eric Cantor's district, the President will make the pitch to do away with the Bush tax cuts for those making more than $250,000, to bash Republicans' "Pledge to America," and to talk up ObamaCare, stimulus, and other massive government programs.
Many Richmonders are concerned about gridlock during the President's visit to a neighborhood with small, winding roads across the James River from downtown Richmond. All area airports will be shut down for three hours, an inconvenience that was noted by one area airport worker:
"That's 3 hours and 15 minutes of unproductive time," said Thomas T. "Mike" Mickel Jr., president and CEO of Dominion Aviation Services Inc., which provides air-charter, maintenance and aircraft-fueling services at Chesterfield.
"The president
is here touting jobs creation an economic recovery, and the people he
is holding up are the ones out in the trenches actually making an effort
to do these things."
Perhaps Lt. Governor Bolling said it best:
"I realize that there are no silver bullets that will get our economy moving again," Bolling
said, but he added: "There's an old saying that when you find yourself
in a hole -- and our economy is definitely in a hole -- the first step
in getting out of the hole is to stop digging."
November will show if citizens like the President’s brand of change, or if they are ready for change of a different kind.
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