I understand there has to be a cordial
relationship with Business and Labor
communities for the St. Charles/ St.
Louis Region to continue to grow. I see
the St. Louis/St. Charles region as a
place in which businesses invest because
of a well-educated and well-prepared
workforce and because they are assured
that neither taxes nor regulation will
be unreasonable. The St. Charles/ St.
Louis region will be where people with
ideas and initiative want to be, whether
they are the next software giant or the
next local grocer.
I see the St. Louis/St. Charles region
as the research and development center
of the world in biotech, biomedical and
alternative energy industries.
I see an economy marked by innovation,
converting new technologies created in
our universities and research
laboratories into products and services
in demand worldwide. Whether a new
industry or a more traditional one, I
see an environment where businesses can
bring their products and services to
market quickly.
In a strong St. Louis/St. Charles region
economy, both entrepreneurs and workers
will benefit. Health and housing costs
will be affordable, thanks to more
choices and fairer competition. Public
education will be consistently excellent
and investment in public higher
education will expand. Start-up and
reinvestment capital will be broadly
available. Because of the wealth of
opportunity, young people and families
will want to set down roots here.
Supporting an economic renaissance,
federal and state government will become
an active partner with businesses and
workers. As a Congressman I will be
personally involved in expanding
opportunity and business growth.
That is why I have
sponsored HB 1484 the Revitalization and
Reconstruction commission address the
problems associated with distressed
urban areas.
