Thank you very much for your testimony.

So much of the debate that we have around this place is this left-right discussion that no one at home really understands and, frankly, find meaningless.

Education, which I know is very near and dear to Senator Bennet's heart...

This is a place, I think, where there is very broad bipartisan support and that we ought to figure out how to advance these bills in a bipartisan way.

I look forward to working with Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Shelby, and the rest of my colleagues to see that the Senate passes a significant package of legislative proposals to help small companies raise capital and grow their…

I like the sound of that.

If we are not educating the people in this country to be able to do these jobs, the capital formation that we are all talking about here is going to go someplace else to find human capital that actually can drive these new businesses.

the ability to create an environment in this country that is entrepreneurial is so critical.

What we have in front of us is the possibility, through Senator Merkley's bill, ... to really change this.

These initiatives will inject capital throughout the country, throughout the entire geography of the country, in a way that we have not seen before.

I predict that this is going to be your everyday business.