Issue Position: Economy

Issue Position

I raised my three kids in California, and my family experienced periods of economic difficulty. I was a renewable energy engineer and small business owner, and I had to take out a second mortgage to afford my kids' college education. I know what it's like when times are tough, and nothing is more important to me than creating jobs in California and getting our economy going again.

Small businesses are the engine that drives the American economy, and my experience makes me committed to helping small businesses in our area succeed. I formed a Small Business Advisory board made of local business owners who give me advice on what I can do to help. I worked to pass a law that provides tax relief to companies that hire new workers, and I voted for tax cuts to help small businesses grow. I also wrote a bill to reduce the burden of the estate tax so that small businesses and family farms can be passed from one generation to the next.

I'm upset by how many good American jobs have gone overseas in recent years, and I've helped lead the charge to crack down on outsourcing. I introduced a bill called the Stop Outsourcing and Create American Jobs Act to get tough on companies that ship our jobs abroad. My bill closes tax loopholes used by big corporations to send jobs overseas and gives preferences in government contracts to companies that hire workers here at home.

Times are still tough, and we have a lot more work ahead of us on the economy. Creating jobs in our area is one of my priorities, and I'll keep doing everything I can to give small businesses the tools to succeed and to stop the outsourcing of good American jobs.

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