Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 5, 2017
I spent the last 30 days traveling Indiana's best district--that is the Ninth District--and I had many memorable conversations with many Hoosiers. But one thing came through, and that was we need to work together right here in D.C. in order to get better outcomes for our businesses back home. Nowhere is this better exemplified than this bill, the Improving Access to Capital Act. It is about getting small businesses engaged and empowered with the capital that they need in order to grow, in order to hire, in order to invest. That is exactly what we want them to do. And on the second point, it is exciting to me to be able to reach across the aisle and work with Representative Sinema, who has been nothing but great in her leadership in her fervent desire to help small businesses all the way across this country. The Improving Access to Capital Act sounds like it might be something esoteric, and sounds like it might be something that isn't immediately practical to the small businesses across the Ninth District and across this country, but, in fact, it is something that they can use tomorrow. This creates another avenue for small businesses across the country to be able to raise the money that they need in order to innovate, in order to grow, in order to expand, in order to hire more Americans. This is just simply another arrow in the quiver for them to be able to grow and develop.…
Said by
Trey Hollingsworth
Indiana

Share

More from Trey Hollingsworth

Feb 27, 2018

I am pleased to rise in support of this legislation because I think it addresses a fundamental flaw in how we have looked at operational risk capital. Fundamentally, we want banks to hold capital necessary for the risks they are taking…

govinfo.gov
Dec 13, 2018

Every morning our heroes in law enforcement wake up and they kiss their loved ones good-bye, knowing that there is always a chance they may not return that night. Last night, in Charlestown, in Clark County, in the Hoosier State, one of…

govinfo.gov
Jun 25, 2018

I thank the chairwoman for hosting this very important Special Order, and I am so glad that we are talking about the tremendous benefits that we have seen from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed just over 6 months ago. During the last 6…

govinfo.gov
Apr 30, 2019

I, too, rise in support of this legislation. This is not just a Main Street issue. It is an Elm Street issue; it is a Maple Street issue; it is a Broad Street issue. This is an issue that affects our friends; it affects our neighbors; it…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation