Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer was not surprised with the report released last Friday, indicating that the U.S economy added about 266,000 jobs in April, which was significantly less than experts had predicted.

Luetkemeyer says the small businesses drive the economy.

The Republican lawmaker says another factor is the prospect of higher taxes and more regulations.

You can find our complete interview with Congressman Luetkemeyer, where he also talked about infrastructure and COVID-19, on the KWIXland This Morning page in the news section.