Political Quotes

“Madam President, before the Senator from Louisiana leaves the floor, I just want to say that this issue is very simply characterized as Main Street versus Wall Street. It is a question of whether we are serious about reviving this economy and getting money into the hands of small business through community banks. Anybody voting no on a motion to invoke cloture to go to a bill that is ready to be embraced is inexcusable. This legislation is critical to getting small businesses back on their feet. That is certainly the case in my State of Florida. It gets the credit flowing again on Main Street through the community banks. The statistics about small business and jobs is all too familiar. Small businesses create most of the jobs in this country. In the last 15 years, they have created 12 million jobs or two-thirds of the American jobs that have been created. When the economy falters, guess who takes it on the chin the hardest? Small business does. Over the past couple of years, small firms have accounted for between 64 and 80 percent of net job losses. So it is time for us to step up and help them. For example, in Florida, small businesses play an even bigger role in the local economy. According to the Small Business Administration, small business employers account for 99 percent of the State's employers and provides for nearly half of the State's private sector jobs.…”