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On the recordFebruary 14, 2017
first of all, let me say thank you to my friend and colleague, the ranking member of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. We have worked together successfully on several projects, and I have no doubt that we will continue to work together to benefit small businesses and entrepreneurship here in America. I rise today to support the nomination by President Trump of Linda McMahon to head the Small Business Administration. Linda McMahon has strong bipartisan support, which is rare here in Washington, DC, these days. At the confirmation hearing, Mrs. McMahon was introduced by, endorsed by, and spoken well of by her two Connecticut Senators, Senator Blumenthal and Senator Murphy. Perhaps for the first time in history, we had a member of the opposite party supported by the two Senators from that State, from the other party. But most importantly, she had run against both of those people, so they had been adversaries previously, but they appeared before the committee to enthusiastically endorse her as the head of the SBA and as President Trump's appointee. Senator Blumenthal said: ``She is an excellent fit for this agency based on her experience and her expertise as a business leader. Senator Murphy stated: ``I will never question whether she has the experience and the determination necessary to lead this great agency.'' These are strong endorsements by people of the other party for a person who has been nominated by President Trump.…
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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