Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am very pleased to join the chair of the Small Business Committee to address the pending legislation before the Senate, which is so essential to helping to revitalize our economy and most especially the small business sector that is central to the job- creation abilities in this country. The programs that would be reauthorized in the legislation pending before the Senate are extremely important to the ability of small businesses to be engaged in innovation and advancement in our economy and the businesses they are in. It helps to assist in the technology and the entrepreneurial spirit that is so essential for America, which has obviously been an innovative nation throughout our history. The two pending programs before the Senate are very crucial. I hope, like the chair, that we will be able to get to a point to consider the remaining amendments the Senators may have to offer so that we can move quickly and expeditiously to vote on the bill, so it can move forward and ultimately become law. The SBIR and STTR programs have had a longstanding history, most specifically with the SBIR Program, regarding innovative research, which has been in law since 1982 because it has been extremely worthwhile and beneficial. It has been the subject of numerous reports essentially because it has been able to produce jobs and the innovation that has advanced this Nation.…”