Well, I commend the chairman for funding the MEP program, but out of Justice this comes out of the administration account. It has nothing to do with FBI agents or the DEA or people involved in those positions.

I am in favor of a tax cut for all manufacturing entities, from large corporations through to the sole proprietorships. The reason I abandoned my own bill, Manzullo- Rangel-Crane, is the fact that it limited relief only to the large…

after 1999 all businesses, from normally large chapter C corporations to nontraditional corporations such as sub S partnerships, limited liability corporations and sole proprietorships, have had a tax break for the items that they export…

I will assure the ranking member that I will work with her to make changes to the 7(a) lending program by April 2, 2004 that will resolve the problems currently affecting the 7(a) program through the end of fiscal year 2004. I make the…

Mr. Speaker, this is a short and simple bill. H.R. 3915 authorizes a general extension of all programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act from its current ending date of March 15, 2004, until April 2 of…

I rise in support of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Amendments Act of 2003 (S. 1824), which will reauthorize the vital programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) for another four years. As the author of the…

our manufacturing base is slowly evaporating before our very eyes. Just last week, Rockford, Illinois-- the main city I represent--lost 3 facilities. Over 1,200 workers in a town of 150,000 lost their job last week. Over 2.8 million…

The amendment that we had been prepared to introduce... is to have the reporting requirement so that every 60 days the Federal Government will have to file a written report with the United States Congress stating the nature of these…

manufacturing is an endangered species that we must work now to protect. Some say manufacturing is no longer vital to our economy, the service industries will compensate. I agree with Henry Kissinger when he says, ``I think that a country…

Mr. Speaker, as has been the tradition for the past 40 years, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of Small Business Week, which I include for the Record today. We are now in the middle…

we can help our struggling manufacturing sector today by increasing the American content of the equipment purchased under this bill from 50 to 65 percent. This modest increase will cause no real hardship for the District of Columbia. It…

The SBA's 504 Certified Development Company program provides small businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for the purchase of fixed assets such as land, buildings and equipment for business expansion purposes. The loans are made…

the death tax falls most heavily on small businesses because they are asset rich but cash poor. This bill allows small businesses to be passed from one generation to the next without having to sell assets to pay the punitive tax. This bill…

H.R. 205 is identical to legislation this House passed unanimously on October 2, 2001. Unfortunately, this bill did not pass the Senate last year. We are here today to try again. H.R. 205 was so strongly supported by the Committee on Small…

The purpose of H.R. 1106 is to create jobs, to spur entrepreneurship, and to stimulate the economies and foster economic development on Indian lands. Further, the purpose of the Act is to help in the creation of new small businesses owned…

If the disclosure is clear so that the consumer can understand exactly what he or she is paying.

It encourages under-the-counter transactions.

It is an opportunity to pick up business. It is an opportunity to do a lot of packaging to get more of the market.

I do not know of any. In fact, a lot of the small-town banks are terrified because they would get smoked.

That is correct, to separate the two.

So then you end up with an oligopoly of 12 or 13 or 14 of the largest lenders in the country that can end up controlling not only the mortgage, but also all the affiliated services.

I believe in full disclosure.

The problem is, to try to lock in that interest rate when you are 30 or 60 days out.

I rise in support of H.R. 5385, the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2002. I am pleased that two of the provisions in this legislation will help enhance the competitiveness of a constituent company in the northern…

the National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act is not just a bill about expanding O'Hare International Airport, it is about relieving congestion for the entire air transportation system in the United States, of which obviously O'Hare is an…