Rep. Kelly Re-Introduces Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act

Statement

U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) -- a member of the House Ways and Means Committee -- issued the following statement today after introducing H.R. 765, the Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act, in the House of Representatives with co-sponsor Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA). U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) authored and introduced the companion legislation in the U.S. Senate. Rep. Kelly previously introduced this bill in the 113th Congress on March, 13, 2014.

"The Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act is a commonsense, bipartisan piece of legislation that will give tens of thousands of small businesses the tax certainty they need to invest, expand, and put more Americans back to work.

"Restaurants have long been an extraordinary source of private sector job creation for America, with 10 percent of our country's entire workforce based in the foodservice industry. In Pennsylvania alone, restaurants employ more than a half-million people, including 20,000 hardworking men and women in the Third District.

"When the nation's diners, pubs, taverns, and eateries succeed, so do their surrounding communities. Granting long-term tax stability to these vital enterprises will lead to new jobs and stronger economic growth from coast to coast."

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