Political Quotes

“But I want to answer again because these small business groups--we have 80 of them and they are counting on us--keep calling and saying: Vote for the bill. Vote for the bill. And what they are hearing from the other side is: We can't vote for the bill until we get amendments. If we try to put too many amendments on this bill, even good ones, it will bring this bill down. We have to find a way to come to an end of the debate, give the small businesses of America a $12 billion tax cut, and strengthen the SBA programs that banks and credit unions use--the small business programs--and then get this special lending program, in partnership with community banks, for the banks that know their community the best, the banks that know the businesses down the street. The Taco Sisters Restaurant in Lafayette, LA--I have used Katy and Molly Richard before, and I would like to repeat some of the things they said. This is in 2008, looking back now--not a great time, but Molly convinced her sister Katy to move back home from New Hampshire and they made their dream come true. They leased a small restaurant on Johnston Street in Lafayette and they opened in February of 2009. They sell wonderful Louisiana products. Molly goes on to say they have seven employees but would like to open more locations. The problem has been getting credit to grow. She says: We have good credit, a good business plan, but have had trouble finding capital to grow our business.…”