Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I wanted to come to the Chamber. I was watching on the floor last night, and I watched the Senator a little bit ago as I came out of a meeting. I am not scheduled to be here. But as a small businessperson all my life--my first business license was at age 14. My next big venture was at age 18. I have been in the vending business, the real estate business, the developing business. I have been a restaurant owner. I can go through a shopping list. My wife owns four retail stores, a small business woman. She started her business selling smoked salmon on a street corner in downtown Anchorage. She now employs 30-plus people, multiple stores, and works to engage other young, small business people to move forward. There is no question that the legislation the Senator from Louisiana has been working on--the broader issue on small businesses but specifically the loan fund--is critical. She is right. The Senator's point about how the big banks got theirs and left the small business community literally, not on Main Street, not even close to Main Street--they were kicked off Main Street. I thank Senator Landrieu for making this a big issue, pushing forward on it, and also working with Republicans to try to bring them over. It sounds as if she got one so far. I think he has made the right decision. He has seen the impact on small businesses in his communities. The Senator from Louisiana was on fire last night, I have to say.…”