I continue to hear from small businesses in my State who can't access credit to grow their company.
Well, thank you very much, Senator Merkley and Senator Brown, for convening what is a very important meeting, a very imp...
I commend you and Senator Merkley for all you are doing here to get these small businesses the kind of support that they...
It's important to separate the large financial institutions that benefited from TARP from the vast majority of banks.
That clearly is a real obstacle to our recovery, obviously, in States like ours, but States across the country.
Well, at this point, in order for them to expand it, they would need support from the Federal Government to do that give...
I had a conversation yesterday with a banker in Michigan who was right on point with what we are talking about in terms ...
Ultimately, it is America's small businesses, and American workers, who suffer the most.
Are we properly budgeting to carry out the activities that we've been talking about today?
I think one of the big questions for me is, How do we move much more quickly and much more focused on that as a long-ter...
We believe these suggestions can protect Lake Michigan from an invasion of Asian Carp via Illinois waterways and simulta...
the challenge the Framework attempts to meet is not easy.
There is a strong bipartisan support for moving quickly and having the resources available, and being focused on what I ...
we've got to protect the Great Lakes, obviously, but don't want to--we have to do it in the most prudent way possible.
Are we acting with a sense of urgency about the reality of what is happening?
Basically, for anyone not knowing Michigan, you're talking about large population centers--Detroit River, St. Clair Rive...
We see a tremendous difference having a Great Lakes President with the resources that have been available to the Great L...
We have got to have the courage to attack the most popular programs in American history.