Jim Risch

the small business community certainly is at a great advantage when the President appointed you to be the Administrator.

issues facing small business, the small business community is not a partisan matter. It is bipartisan.

Any gender bias has no place whatsoever in the lending process.

But, are you telling me that his Executive order that we are not going to send children back did not cause an explosion when people understood that, if they got here, that they were not going to have to go back anymore?

The Senator may do so. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the Senator from Vermont is recognized.

I rise on behalf of Senator Crapo and myself to introduce the Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act. Idahoans deeply value their Second Amendment rights, and recreational use of firearms for hunting and shooting sports is common…

Before you can resolve a problem, you have got to know what is causing the problem.

I thank the Presiding Officer and yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the time between now and 5:30 p.m. will be controlled by the majority party. The Senator from New Mexico is recognized. Refugee Crisis

I thank the Senator. (The remarks of Mr. Risch pertaining to the introduction of S. 2616 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

I thank the Senator from Maryland. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.

I understand it is very early on in the Modi administration, but do you see some things there that give you some hope that there is going to be some movement in that regard?

I am encouraged by Prime Minister Modi's victory and I know there is a lot of hope that Modi wants to revive India's economic growth, rein in corruption, encourage the private sector, and create jobs.

collaborating on other areas of energy security.

I hope we can conclude a bilateral investment treaty quickly, increase United States direct investment in India, and, very importantly, improve intellectual property protections.

Economic reforms will be incredibly important to create a fair and equal playing field to lure more foreign investment.

However, we need to move beyond the technical cooperation and research.

I'm a co-sponsor of Wyden/Crapo.

I think this has been a great hearing and, again, has underscored for us the importance of this program.

I think, secondly, something that most people really do not realize is how important it is, particularly in targeted industries, to participate in trade shows and trade conferences.

I think that most Americans are aware that trade business is important. I think probably what they are not aware of is how difficult it is for small businesses to do this.

I rise today to pay tribute to one of Idaho's legendary ranchers and conservationists, Leonard N. Purdy, who was known to all of us as Bud Purdy. Bud passed away on April 14, at the age of 96, at his home on Silver Creek in Picabo, ID. Bud…

Idaho, through the Department of Commerce and the State of Washington, the things I have heard, they are also all in on the efforts that we are making here, particularly for the small businesses.

Interesting observation.

And good lobbyists, too.

The veterans have given us their absolute best. We owe it to them to give them our absolute best.