There unfortunately seems to be a need for better coordination of the Federal Government activities in the border region...
I hope that the series of these hearings will help develop some strategy and call attention to some of these issues.
I want our manufacturing sector in the whole Nation to be strengthened.
So I think that our laws, particularly as from our perspective, from Louisiana's perspective, need to really be sensitiv...
I think there is another story to be told.
Our hearing today is looking to provide a snapshot on the impact of manufacturing closures on North Louisiana communitie...
we are absorbing the risk and are in a position to be able to do it.
It seems to me that a very smart strategy might be to eliminate whatever barriers and obstacles there are right now to t...
North Louisiana has been especially hard hit, in particular, in the last year alone, with more than 2,000 manufacturing-...
we will never find our way out of this recession unless we are aggressively identifying creditworthy emerging businesses...
the recovery package--and President Obama and his administration feel very strongly about this and have invested $7 bill...
Both Senator Snowe and I believe it should be elevated to a Cabinet level position.
I support the goals of the program. I want to try to make sure that the quality of this program and the effectiveness is...
I suggested that maybe the SBA and the USDA could work more in partnership.
I think that we have to very strongly consider the flexibility required in our laws today to try to accommodate as many ...
I am often asked to extend H-2B visas to people coming in with special skills, and I am happy to accommodate the industr...
I understand that there is a requirement, I believe, a 30,000 gap in the number of nurses required in Louisiana right no...
I think it is very important for small business to have a seat at the table when these major negotiations are going on.
