We urged the President to restore the SBA Administrator to cabinet level status, where it rightfully belongs.

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.

the SUCCESS Act, which is pending now, received 57 votes before we left.

Do you think it is possible to draw a line, the cutoff on $250,000?

given the current uncertainty with respect to both taxes and regulations and the overall environment and what is going to happen regarding the fiscal cliff and going forward, to what degree is that suppressing entrepreneurship at this…

None of these goals can be accomplished without compromise and without bipartisanship.

We could not agree with you more.

I cannot think of any higher priority than being a megaphone for the 150,000 small businesses in my State of Maine.

Senator Snowe, the number of banks using the SBA programs... you have really been a leader in that effort.

Thank you. I will be a fast talker. And I want to thank all of you for your very impressive testimony.

It is hard to believe that this is my final Small Business Committee hearing.

No one has been more devoted to championing small businesses than Chair Landrieu.

We have an obligation to be problem solvers, now more than ever, given the tenuous nature of our times and the situation that we're in as a country.

Both sides have to understand it and reach accommodation. There's no other way to do it in the United States Senate.

We have an obligation to be problem solvers. Now more than ever, given the tenuous nature of our times and the situation that we're in as a country.

it is astounding to me that after putting the Nation through the self-inflicted travesty of last year's debt ceiling debacle that we are facing another manufactured crisis this year. With a fiscal cliff that never would have existed if the…

I rise today to introduce legislation that will boost America's small businesses and help them escape unnecessary regulations that are stifling creativity, growth, and job creation. This legislation will encourage small businesses to…

I rise today to introduce legislation to help expand wireless broadband to rural areas. Specifically, the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act would direct the Federal Communications Commission, FCC, establish a program that would provide an…

I rise today to express my strong support for finding a path to legislation that will at long last confront our Nation's 21st-century vulnerability to cyber crime, global cyber espionage, and cyber attacks. This legislation has been a long…

Senator Snowe said Arctic glaciers and polar ice caps millions of years old are melting; sea levels are rising.

I rise today, along with Senator Warner, to reintroduce the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. Simply put, in order to make more spectrum available to meet the growing demand for wireless broadband and other radio-based services, decision…

I rise today, along with Senator Warner, to reintroduce pro-consumer wireless legislation, which will improve wireless coverage indoors. Specifically, the Federal Wi-Net Act would require the installation of small wireless base stations…

I rise to pay tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman to enter space and who passed away, sadly, this week. A truly extraordinary woman and an American icon and hero, Sally was a trailblazer who, with a…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Sally Ride