I think I felt vulnerability, emotional vulnerability. And I think that was an overriding sense in this country in the days after the attack.

And that obviously, is a very dark mark against the American values that most of us, I think, would like to think that we still hold on to in this country.

I think it is a very good amendment that is definitely within the purview of this Committee.

I don`t think there`s any question that the fear and the desire to show dominance played into policy decisions that were made in the years, weeks, months following 9/11.

I just wanted to reiterate my support for Ms. Tenney's amendment here. I think it is a thoughtful amendment here from the standpoint that it is well thought out.

I refuse to stand by and let the future of our small business economy become further dependent on Washington.

it has become abundantly clear that the Small Business Committee is no longer a Committee of bipartisanship.

We cannot keep printing them. ... It is going to decimate our economy, it is going to decimate our small businesses.

I think we need to understand the impacts of the defund the police, of the restriction of funds to the police with regards to how it's affecting our small businesses.

I rise in opposition to the legislative provisions you have outlined in your amendment in the nature of a substitute.

It is unwise for Members of this Committee to advance such programs without ensuring that American taxpayer dollars are safeguarded.

Continued and prolonged direct federal assistance will further perpetuate a failing artificial economy.

I certainly support Mr. Hagedorn's amendment. I think it is very timely, and very appropriate.

I think the gentleman has correctly stated the problems that he is trying to solve here that he sees.

I think it is very appropriate that if we are going to be allowing access to government taxpayer funds through the SBA, that we need to make sure that the people we are giving those dollars to are folks who are number one, credit worthy…

All this is going to do is speed up consolidation of small businesses and farms.

It is abundantly clear that we must provide small businesses with the tools they need to regain their footing.

The federal government throwing more money into more pots is not going to solve the problem of having lenders on the ground...