Political Quotes

“I wonder, through the Chair, if I could inquire of the chairman of the Small Business Committee--unless the majority leader is seeking the floor. I am trying to figure out exactly why it is that the Republicans, who over and over say they understand that small business is the generator of at least two-thirds of jobs and maybe more--in fact, I use a figure that all the new jobs in this country were created by small businesses--but at least two-thirds. The Republicans, I think, believe that small businesses are the creators and generators of these jobs. As I understand it, organizations that represent small business have endorsed this bill. The Senator from Louisiana has done such a great job of putting those together. But I am trying to figure out exactly how it is that in the situation where the small business organizations--or those purporting to represent small business--have supported this bill and where Republicans say, and I think believe, that small businesses are the great generators of jobs, that we are now in a position where, despite those things being true, the Republicans are not letting us proceed to a bill supported by those organizations. Is that where we are?”