House Republicans will hold a press conference on Thursday, October 22, 2009, to discuss how House Democrats’ costly government takeover of health care will lead to massive tax increases, job-killing mandates, fewer choices and restricted competition for small businesses.  Small business owners in attendance will speak out on how current health care legislation will negatively impact their firms and their employees. 


WHO:          Members Participating
                    Republican Leader John Boehner
                    Republican Whip Eric Cantor
                    House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence
                    House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves
                    House Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member John Kline
                    Rep. Lynn A. Westmoreland, Member, House Small Business Committee
                    Rep. Steve King, Member, House Small Business Committee
                    Rep. Mike Coffman, Member, House Small Business Committee
                    Rep. Aaron Schock, Member, House Small Business Committee 

                   Small Business Participants
                   Kathie and Tom Veasey
                   Owners, True Value Hardware
                   Wilmington, DE

                   Carter Dages
                   Highway Service Ventures, Inc. 
                    Ashland, VA

WHAT:       Press conference to highlight how House Democrats’ government takeover of health care will lead to higher taxes and fewer jobs for small businesses

WHEN:       Thursday, October 22, 2009
                      1:30 pm

WHERE:      HVC-201