[ gavel ] and i guess the the subcommittee will come to order. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of the subcommittee at any time without objection. Members of the full committee not on the subcommittee authorized to participate in todays hearing. So long as they participate virtually and will be recognized after members of the subcommittee are recognized. Members who are participating via webex platform reminded to keep video function on at all times even if not recognized by the chair. Members participated by webex platform also reminded they are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves. And they should mute themselves both before and after the time that they are allotted. But in addition to that, consistent with regulations, the company and accompanies each res 965, staff will also be muting members when they are not recognized. Members are reminded that all house rules relating to order in decorum apply to this hybrid hearing. In addition, the chair inf
Country. Department of labors tracking entrepreneurs. As the president was implementing his spending agenda, that agenda that took us from record high deficits of the bush administration, to record deficits three times higher in the Obama Administration. The number of new establishments, entrepreneurial activity, for the yearending march 2010 march, 2010, was lower than any other year since the series began. Since they began keeping record, mr. Speaker. In 2010 under this administrations stimulus policies, entrepreneurial activity was at the lowest level in america since we began keeping records. I dont mean at the lowest level of people succeeding. I mean the lowest level of people trying. The lowest level of people trying, mr. Speaker. What does it mean about us . What does it mean about our future when we have beaten the enthusiasm to try out of our people . Frightened it out of our people. Mr. Speaker, thats not just a department of labor report. We talk a lot about that. What is i