I would like to add that it is not just all these things that we are putting on the border and that we are requiring that these things be in place and certified and operating before we go to green card status, but also it is about…

And if I may respond to that. Again, that makes my point. I say to the Senator from Texas, I want to thank him for his work. That is a great example of how we have built on the foundation he laid. That was a great example. He asked for…

That is where I am going right now. Remember, in the CBO score, in the first 10 years, $197 billion. We use about $30 billion to make sure that border is secure. But overall, this bill with this amendment creates border security and more…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The idea that somehow this amendment creates free and fair trade is a fallacy, and the idea that somehow sugar has not been reformed in recent years and decades is also a fallacy. The greatest…

And how have you found in comparison with traditional outreach versus how you are doing it now? What is the damage?

We have not done a very good job talking about how sequestration has resulted, in a very real way, delayed maintenance that is going to cost us money.

I think it is very important that...deeply concerned about our deficit, deeply concerned about our opportunity.

But what did the agency do, or what did DOD do, to mitigate those effects--look at lower cost options, look at ways to do outreach that may not be consistent with the traditional programs that you would use to do the outreach?

I guess I applaud all those efforts, but my question is, what more could you be doing to help small business weather this storm?

This is very concerning to me--that we are contracting capital.

It is critical that the American public understand that what small business does is not just create jobs.

I think that this is such a great point about doing things in Congress in regular order.

The uncertainty of knowing where these cuts are coming from... has created tremendous uncertainty for small business.

Sharing that risk on innovation is absolutely critical.

I cannot begin to tell you the significance of the SBA loan guarantees in terms of innovation in our state.

is there any chance of expediting some of that in a responsible way?

I would encourage that type of an investment where there is already proven--a proven cost-benefit.

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