Political Quotes

“The farmers are an important constituency. They have broad-based support. So that is on this bill. That is it; the bill as it came out of Finance, the bill as it came out of Small Business with those two amendments--one put in by the leader on the request of Democrats and Republicans, another one added by a public vote, by the Members of this body. This is a very good bill. I do not understand why we cannot have eight or five or three. But I want the small business community out there to know, they need to fight for this bill in its current form. We can have a debate on nuclear policy on an energy bill. We can have a debate on tax extenders on the extenders bill. We can have a debate on Tax Code changes on a finance bill. But this is a very bipartisan, strongly supported, broad-based small business bill that is going to affect every Member in a positive way. I see my friend from Rhode Island. I do not want to take any more time, so I will yield the floor. I thank my colleague from Washington State who may speak on this and other subjects. She has been extraordinary. And she knows. She has built a small business that turned out to be quite a big business--very successful. So she has been there before, and she understands what businesses need, the kind of capital they need to grow. I thank both Senators, particularly the Senator from Rhode Island for his tremendous support. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Begich.) The Senator from Rhode Island.”