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ROME, N.Y. – Congressional candidate Richard Hanna talked Monday about the most important way to improve the American economy: do not hinder small businesses.

Hanna discussed specific steps the federal government could take to grow job creation and limit burdens on small businesses. Hanna made the announcement at Rome Strip Steel a family-run business that has manufactured precision cold rolled strip steel for more than seven decades. Hanna was joined by company President Kirk Hinman and company Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mark Hinman.

"The fundamental elements for job growth are a positive business environment and an educated work force, both of which we have right here in Upstate New York," Hanna said. "What we need to do is cherish our small businesses as gems and peel back the government red tape that prevents our economy from growing."

Hanna specifically outlined the steps he would support in Congress to clear the way for small businesses to thrive:

No new tax increases: The government needs to end tax hikes on small businesses. According to the Small Business Administration, roughly 70 percent of all job creation in our economy comes from small businesses. “A robust recovery starts with limiting the burden on employers in our communities,” Hanna said.

Provide stability: Hanna said he supports limiting federal regulation on American small businesses. He would not support enforcing any new rulemakings proposed by executive agencies without Congressional approval. “What our businesses do is play by the rules,” Hanna said, “but that becomes increasingly hard when new mandates increase costs and prices making it hard for businesses to plan for the future.”

Ensure access to credit:  "Congress should reform banking oversight to make it easier for credit-worthy businesses to access loans," Hanna said. "It’s unfortunate that new stipulations in the latest financial regulation bill discourage banks from lending to job creators."

Limit new paperwork: "In the health care bill Congress passed, businesses must issue 1099 tax forms to contractors with whom they do more than $600 worth of business. This will cause millions of new forms to be filed and millions of dollars in additional tax compliance costs for businesses. This mandate should be repealed," Hanna said.

“Anyone would agree that health care should be affordable and available to all Americans, including those with preexisting conditions, yet buried in thousands of pages of the bill are requirements like this that will strain the small businesses that provide jobs to so many in communities across the country,” Hanna said.

Recently, a CNBC study ranked New York state as 50th in the nation in terms of costs of doing business. Small businesses and the agriculture industry are the backbone of Upstate New York’s economy.

Hanna said that he will be a friend to small businesses, knowing it’s small businesses that grow the economy and put the American people to work.

"My opponent’s record to support more government spending hurts our economy," Hanna said. "We must rein in government spending and not add to the growing debt. Small businesses cannot thrive or grow with the looming uncertainty of tax hikes and unnecessary mandates that hinder job creation."

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