Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am very pleased that we have bipartisan support for this legislation. It has been stated over and over again that access to capital is extremely important to our businesses, and small businesses in particular. Mr. Speaker and Members, we talk a lot about our support for small businesses; but I know there's a long way to go in order to make sure that they have not only access to capital, but we have one-stop shops and other kinds of efforts that will help them not only to grow their businesses and expand their businesses but to hire people. And really, that's what this is all about. This is about how do we stimulate our economy, how do we get it working, how do we create jobs. This is one way that we can do this. {time} 1520 While we're talking about small businesses, let me remind you that, in the American Jobs Act that is being debated by this Congress, we have similar efforts for small businesses. We have tax credits for small businesses; we have tax credits when they hire workers, when they hire veterans. So I am very pleased that both sides of the aisle are showing more and more support. These small businesses need this capital to acquire inventory. Many of them need to get up to speed with their computer equipment to be able to market their services, their goods, and their products.…”