Olympia Snowe: “I yield myself 15 minutes under the previous time agreement. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine is…”

my colleague Senator Landrieu and I have an amendment to remove inequities that exist in the women-owned small business contracting program, when compared to other socioeconomic programs. As former chair and now ranking member of the…

Exactly where does that stand today and how effective has that been, because I do think it is a great approach in helping early-stage companies to get established.

Without small businesses, we truly cannot have a recovery.

I rise to speak in support of a bill that I am cosponsoring today with my colleague from Maine, Senator Collins, that will ensure that the Small Business Administration's, SBA, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, HUBZone, program…