U.S. Congressman Dan Webster | 8th District of Florida

Washington, Mar 3, 2011 - (Washington, DC) – Congressman Daniel Webster (R-Winter Garden) today voted to repeal the job-destroying 1099 paperwork provision in the federal health care law. As a small business owner, Webster highlighted the relief this repeal will provide in the following statement:

“The 1099 reporting requirement left small businesses owners swimming in a rough sea of costly and burdensome filing paperwork. 170 words of a massive 340,000 word health care bill created a world of hurt for small business owners across Central Florida. I’m pleased that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle repealed this provision, recognizing that the path toward economic recovery in no way involves putting more strain on small business owners, the backbone of America’s economy,” said Congressman Daniel Webster.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) praised Webster’s support of the repeal:

“NFIB commends Congressman Webster for standing up for small business and voting to repeal the 1099 provision in the healthcare law. Repealing the expanded 1099 reporting requirements is a must-do if we are to help save small businesses from this mountain of paperwork,” said Dan Danner, president and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business.“We believe the entire law should be repealed but, until that happens, we need to repeal provisions like 1099 to ensure small business owners are spared from the most egregious parts of this law.”

Congressman Webster is a cosponsor of H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011, to remove the burdensome and costly 1099 reporting paperwork provision.