Political Quotes

“I rise for the second year in a row as an original co-sponsor of legislation increasing the authorization for the Small Business Administration women's business center program. These centers provide important management, marketing, and financial advice to women-owned small businesses. Mr. President, this program finances a number of very important initiatives at the state and local levels; measures that have proven crucial to women struggling to enter the job world and to start their own businesses. These initiatives have changed the lives of a significant number of women in Michigan and throughout the United States. For example, two women's business centers in Michigan are leading the way toward preparing and advancing women in the business field. Ann Arbor's Women's Initiative for Self-Employment, or WISE, program provides low-income women with the tools and resources they need to begin and expand businesses. The WISE program also provides a comprehensive package of business training, personal development workshops, credit counseling, start-up and expansion financing, business counseling and mentoring.”