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Source: The Bakersfield CalifornianAug.迷你倉出租 10--Some people who are buying a southwest Bakersfield home next week are going to find a small bit of graffiti on an inside wall of their garage, but they might want to think a little bit before painting over it.The message, "Garage door by Kevin McCarthy" commemorates the day the majority whip of the U.S. House of Representatives installed a garage door opener.McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, met with about 25 small business owners for a roundtable discussion at Bakersfield-based Kern Door Co. Inc. Friday morning before heading to the home of a constituent to install the opener.The National Federation of Independent Business, or NFIB, has invited members of Congress to walk in the shoes of a small business owner for a day as part of its "Small Business Challenge" campaign to raise awareness of issues it says are holding back economic growth. McCarthy's stint as an installer was the second of 12 such events the business group is doing across the country.Aericka Westerfield, who is selling to upgrade to a larger home, is closing escrow on her house on Hawksmoor Street next week, but asked the congressman to sign his name to his work as a gift to the new owners.She beamed as she watched McCarthy work alongside Vidal Rodriguez, a professional installer from Kern Door."This is so exciting," she said. "The anticipation waiting for them to get here. Oh my gosh!"Kern Door President Ray Ice watched, too, nodding with approval with his arms folded."You know, he does better than a lot of my trainees," he mused.Rodriguez, who coached McCarthy through the job, had no complaints."At least he knows how to use power tools," he said. "A lot of people don't know how to use them."Prior to getting to work, McCarthy joked that his wife was excited about his career change for the day because she's hoping he'll learn skills that will come in handy around the house.Probably he'll keep his day job, though, the congressman added."I just did a front door at my house and the door knob turns the wrong way," he said.Westerfield was embarrassed by how she came to be in the market for a new garage door opener on a three-year-old house."Weeeell," she said sheepishly, "I lock the latch at nighttime. I forgot I had locked it and hit the button, an儲存倉 I heard this grrrrrrr sound. I knew it wasn't good."The celebrity installer was a nice consolation prize, said the mother of two. She and her husband are both Republicans.Westerfield works as an assistant to a real estate agent who was the listing agent on her house. Darrel Mills of RE/MAX Golden Empire stopped by Friday to watch the congressman work."If I had known Kevin McCarthy was going to do the garage door, I would have asked for more money," he quipped.Thursday's invitation to visit a small business wasn't all fun and games, however.At the roundtable, McCarthy heard business owners express frustration about a host of challenges, including the regulatory climate, tax burdens, the rising cost of health care and the mandates of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.California business owners have higher health care and tax costs than owners in most other states, said John Kabateck, executive director of NFIB California. That affects everyone because small businesses are the nation's largest source of jobs, he said.Emerging from the meeting Friday, McCarthy reiterated his longstanding opposition to the health care law and called for its repeal, saying it discourages hiring and doesn't address the troubles of the uninsured."Obamacare is not solving the problem," he said. "After 10 years, there still will be 30 million uninsured."Congress is working to spur economic development by removing hurdles to small business success, McCarthy said. He pointed to the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013, which the House passed last week hoping to require Congress to approve all new major federal regulations. The bill next moves to the Senate for consideration.McCarthy also cited ongoing efforts to reform the tax code to "make it fair and make it simpler."Kern Door's Ice said he is eager to see such proposals become law, noting that he's up to 15 full-time employees after three recent new hires, but he's still nervous."We've had to add a few others to keep up with the workload, but we'll see how the economy goes," he said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.) Visit The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.) at .bakersfield.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉沙田